RACIST GOP Republican Praises Dutch White Supremacist Wilders & Anti-Muslim Rhetoric|David Duke KKK
March 13, 2017
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On Sunday, U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) retweeted a link to a post by the far-right newspaper Voice of Europe featuring an image of Dutch white supremacist Geert Wilders, who is running for his country’s parliament. “Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies,” wrote King. Wilders is known for his violent antipathy toward Muslims and for his People’s Party for Freedom (PVV) is a haven for white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other fringe elements of the Netherlands’ far right. After King posted the tweet — and former KKK leader David Duke retweeted it — Twitter moved in to mock, deride and chastise the congressman for spreading propaganda from one of Europe’s most virulently racist public figures. After King posted the tweet — and former KKK leader David Duke retweeted it — Twitter moved in to mock, deride and chastise the congressman for spreading propaganda from one of Europe’s most virulently racist public figures. But then King upped the ante by tweeting the cartoon with the addition, "Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies." There's a lot of racist buzzwords and phrases going on here for something that's under 140 characters. The phrase "culture and demographics are our destiny" certainly seems to read like a white supremacist point of view. And concerns about restoring "our civilization with somebody else's babies" is such a dog whistle that your local kennel is now deaf. But don't just take my word for it: the Republican congressman's statement got the full support of racist-wisp-of-swamp-air David Duke. And not that we should be surprised: Trump has plenty of supporters — and advisors — who also back white nationalism. So, of course, Twitter users, including some associated with the GOP, got whipped up in a frenzy over King's statement, many noting his previous controversy at the 2016 RNC when, during an MSNBC interview, he talked about the lack of contributions to society by "sub-groups." Others used the hashtag "#someoneelsesbabies" to show their displeasure with King's statement. White Nationalism: For Iowa Congressman Steve King, if you are not white and Christian, you are not really an American. Rep. King raised eyebrows Sunday when he retweeted a message endorsing white supremacist Geert Wilders, a far-right candidate for Dutch prime minister. Critics on Twitter immediately attacked King for his white nationalism rhetoric. However, one well known fellow white supremacist celebrated King’s tweet. Former KKK leader David Duke retweeted King’s tweet with enthusiasm: King is known to be a Christian extremist and a white supremacist. USA Today reports that last July the Iowa Republican said white Christians have contributed more to western civilization than any other “subgroup.” While appearing on MSNBC the Iowa congressman went on a wild racist rant last summer. The Washington Post reports: King’s tweet echoes comments he made during the 2016 presidential election when, as a supporter of Donald Trump, he suggested that white people had contributed more to civilization than any other “subgroup.” That happened during a panel discussion on MSNBC hosted by Chris Hayes, in which King took issue with Esquire’s Charlie Pierce for suggesting that the Republican National Convention was energized mostly by “loud, unhappy, dissatisfied white people.” “This ‘old white people’ business does get a little tired, Charlie. I’d ask you to go back through history and figure out,” King said, “where are these contributions that have been made by these other categories of people that you’re talking about, where did any other subgroup of people contribute more to civilization?” “Than white people?” Hayes responded in astonishment. “Than, than Western civilization itself,” King replied. “It’s rooted in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the U.S.
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