Monday, August 14, 2017

President Trump's statements today.

He seems to like to open with a statement of the economy. I thought he wasn't going to address Charlottesville at all. But, after those opening statements, he did address the issue.

President Trump did call out the name of the hate groups at that rally that was also involved in violence. The New York Times has brought us the profile to James Alex Fields, Jr.
James Alex Fields Jr. (click here) of Ohio was charged with second-degree murder in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday after the authorities said he smashed a car into a line of cars in an episode that left a 32-year-old woman dead and injured at least 19 other people who were protesting a rally staged by white nationalists....

I find it interesting Mr. Field's family is mentioned in his description. They have come out to talk to the media very soon after the violence. I have no sympathy for James Fields, Jr. I don't care if he lost his father early in his life. Was his father a White Supremacist? There are many children that lose their father, mother or both parents at a tender age, do they all become killers?

Considering the degree the White Supremacists/Nationalists were ready to participate in violence wearing military uniforms and carrying very deadly weapons; President Trump could have been more condemning of the demonstration itself. This was never supposed to be intended to be peaceful. I think that is obvious. That is a huge problem. The uniforms and weapons are a clear message to the country these men intend to exert violence in the country and others should join them. In my opinion, President Trump did not even begin to address these people that promote hate and violence. I mean no one expected a march through the streets of a peaceful city to include military uniforms and highly deadly weapons. What else were they carrying, hand grenades?

What is the relationship of James Fields, Jr. have with the organizations involved in the march and in particular David Duke.

Those uniforms were not a benign part of this march. It very well could have triggered the violent attack on the crowd by Alex Fields in a way we have witnessed in Europe. Every group in the march carries responsibility for the violence, including the murder and maiming of innocent people by one of their supporters.

If I was a spectator along the route of the march I would have been terrified and my first reaction was to understand why the National Guard was in the city.

Israel noticed. This is from Haaretz. 

March 14, 2017
by Nancy Goldstein

Had ISIS (click here) conducted the same kind of recruitment efforts in the United States as the armed militias that descended on Charlottesville this weekend, the Department of Justice would already be investigating and prosecuting them. So will it?...

I demand any other marches planned by these groups anywhere in the USA be canceled. Immediately.

President Trump has a great deal of reflection to carry out. He needs to realize his administration is viewed as a White Supremacist administration. The bigotry and racism have been a very big driver to his election and an identity by his own words.

Steve Bannon is a radical, White Supremacist and agitator. He acts out and makes the news nearly daily if not more often. He obviously keeps White Supremacy at the very front of the Republican Party. He would not mind if the country did have a civil war or worse. Bannon has to go. He is not a benefit to the American people in the Oval Office. He is highly detrimental to the political dialogue and this hostile and violent march is a direct result of his political influence. The phones available and his data lines, as well as websites, should be examined for any connectedness with violent extremist groups. He may very well be involved in the promotion of violence.

I want Sessions to recuse himself from the investigation of this case. He gave a speech at a White Supremacist meeting in California, not long ago.

Having s White Supremacist/Nationalist within political funding and/or on the staff of the Oval Office is NOT diversity.