Real fascists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia at the weekend, signposting their ideology with swastikas and burning torches. A woman was killed when she was hit by a car. President Trump at first condemned hate and violence “on many sides”, skipping over the specific hate that caused this particular violence: white supremacy. They called this rally “Unite the Right” – a coalition of neo-Nazis, klansmen and alt-Right mouth-breathers united by the shared fantasy that white people are both superior to everyone else yet also victimised by them.

Trump’s initial, poorly worded statement failed those who are genuinely oppressed. It also failed conservatives, who are tarred with the same brush as the President. Trump ran as a Republican and, even if many Republicans opposed him, he won as a Republican.

He has now identified the extremists by name, but his delayed reaction fuels a Left-wing narrative, that conservative parties are vehicles for extremists because they share core beliefs about nation and identity. “We voted for Donald Trump,” said a former klan wizard. “We are going to fulfil [his] promises.”