What kind of person could possibly be any worse than a self-described nazi? The very term nazi elicits a visceral reaction in most of us, and for good reason. The history behind the moniker and the ideology represents one of the very darkest, purest evils that mankind has ever known. Due to the recent news, I found myself explaining to my son yesterday exactly what a Nazi was, where they came from, and detailing as complete a picture of what transpired under this evil ideology that I thought an 8 year old could handle.

Understanding what this ideology represents makes it incredibly easy for me to immediately, and unequivocally declare any person that would adopt the ideology, symbolism, or pretense of being a self-described nazi / white supremacist is truly an ugly, and cancerous stain on our common humanity.

Back to the original question. What could be worse than a self-described nazi? I would argue that anyone who would seek to use the same anger, fear, and horror that is evoked by the ideology as a weapon is a party to the same evil. In this case it is a weapon being used to scatter and isolate members of an already vulnerable and hurting society, to further a political agenda, and worse, to do so through the incitement of violence.

Enter Jason Kessler. Kessler is the founder of a group called Unity and Security for America who organized the Charlottesville protest. It is reportedly a “Far-right advocacy group” created in November 2016. He was also responsible for coordinating efforts with blatantly neo-nazi and white supremacist groups like the Traditionalist Workers Party, the neo-confederate League of the South among others, as well as coining the label “Unite the Right”. This doesn’t seem especially strange as this is the same man who has been identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a person attempting to raise the alarm about things like white genocide and demographic displacement. All of this is fairly typical for a white supremacist right? Well at least typical until you dig a little deeper into Kessler’s history. In 2012 the same Jason Kessler was busy with other pursuits. Specifically he was directly involved in the Occupy movement, which although this seems odd to me as I always viewed Occupy as more of a Marxist / Leninist styled movement , I suppose that doesn’t mean that neo-nazis weren’t invited . That’s when things take a decidedly stranger turn. Another pastime of Kessler’s at the time was frequently tweeting and voicing his enthusiastic support for both Obama and Hillary Clinton as well as being an advocate for strict gun control. If this guy is a neo-nazi someone should tell him, because I’ve got to assume that publicly supporting Obama isn’t exactly a popular choice at neo-nazi parties . When confronted with these facts by a woman who recognized him from the Occupy protests he nervously spouted something about how after the government’s handling of the Baltimore riots he was “red-pilled” and changed his mind about politics. So can a person be convinced to change their ideology? Of course they can. People’s opinions evolve and change over time based on experience but are we to believe that a man went from a vocal supporter of Obama, Hillary Clinton, and gun control, and jumped straight to neo-nazi? Not to mention that the same person was involved in the rioting that occurred during the Occupy Wallstreet movement was then convinced to change his entire worldview based on…another social justice related riot in Baltimore ? It seems almost certain to me that this man and others like him are intentionally organizing chaos with the sole purpose of inciting violence in order to manipulate and divide the people of this country, in part by painting the entire conservative populace and ideology as being equal to that of nazis and white supremacists, and they are doing this on the backs of the millions who suffered under their real terror. The objective of naming this event “Unite the Right” could not be clearer to even the most casual observer. It is a calculated effort to conflate conservatism with racism plain and simple and is a repugnant lie.

The effort to attempt to combine conservatism with racism is not especially new although the intensity has increased dramatically over the last decade. The far left have mastered the art of fueling the flames on both sides to the point of combustion, while then appearing aghast at what they are witnessing. With the assistance of a 24hr news cycle that provides selective coverage designed to shine the spotlight on a small contingency of useful idiots (nazis / white supremacists in this case) while virtually ignoring the issue of systematic and repeated acts of violence in response to conservative speech on a much larger scale (the proliferation of ANTIFA) a false dichotomy is created. If you speak against violence and incitement on the left, than you must be for the nazis / racists / fascists! See how that works? You can’t decry both as president Trump did, no matter how true it may be. Let me also be clear, that in the midst of a torrent of manufactured hysteria, president Trumps response was not the wisest in that moment. The reason Trump responded the way he did, is a result of his ego and refusal to placate a media that demonstrates a distinctly sadistic pleasure utilizing tragedy to associate him with white supremacy. This most certainly does not mean that because he condemned both sides that he is some sort of nazi apologist which is the insinuation being made by both the media and many hand wringing conservatives. The statement that the president made was 100% correct, especially in the context of the violence that occurred, which was in fact directly correlated with ANTIFA , and would not have occurred without their involvement. The fact is that a group of terrible people were exercising their constitutional right to free speech. The local government had even issued a permit. ANTIFA, however, disagreed that these people should be afforded the protection of the 1st amendment, and began to incite violence to suppress speech that they did not agree with. If we are to be told that we must place 100% of the blame on the useful idiots (nazis) then that means we should change the constitution to reflect that we do not guarantee their right to free speech, which is the exact purpose behind this entire hysteria. Truth does not matter without context which the news media will never provide.

The second part of this strategy is equating any speech that the left wishes to silence as actual violence, thereby creating a way to then justify violence to silence said speech. We have seen this ideology groomed and encouraged by Obama and other leftist ideologues, including those who maintain leadership roles in areas that were completely destroyed by rioters, homes burned to the ground. In these cases, instead of rebuke and consequence, we see people being given “space to destroy” in the case of the Baltimore riots, and tacit and sometimes outright approval from Obama and other prominent leaders on the left. The message is clear: Violence is an acceptable solution for inciting social change as long as said change is in line with the current group think and it on the “right” side. Ian Tuttle said it best in the following quote from his June 5th article in the National Review:

“They are not so bold as to come right out and say it, but they are, in the final analysis, simply claiming that people who think like them should be exempt from the law’s constraints, and that people who do not think like them should not receive the law’s protections.”

Imagine with me for a moment. What do you think would happen if our president provided actual monetary and military support to a violent white supremacist regime? Now if you believe the narrative that our President is in fact a neo-nazi supporter that’s not too hard to believe right? What if I told you it did happen, only it was President Obama and his administration? Take a look back at the Ukrainian coup in 2014. Obama provided direct support to both the Svoboda party, and the Ukraine insurgent army, both of which openly espouse neo-nazi, ultra nationalist ideology! Not only that, but he did so in order to overthrow a democratically elected government! Surprisingly the Huffington Post was actually one of the few outlets to actually take Obama to task for this! Although, there were no riots, no protests, no media circus. Can you imagine what would have happened had Trump provided support to same neo-nazis in order to displace an elected government? The media, the left, and many of the virtue signaling right, would be falling all over themselves to sputter out a comparison to Hitler before the next pundit beat them to it! Is helping to arm and fund neo-nazis in another country somehow less of a travesty because we won’t see the direct implications of their behavior? Why was there no outrage? Where were all of the virtue signalers? As you see, that’s not how this system works. It is not designed to promote truth, to promote equality, or to fight against hate at all costs, but only to use whatever, or whoever is available and vulnerable at the time as a means to an end.

What we are now witnessing is the merging of these two strategic components. First, conflating conservative ideals with racism and hate and then justifying and calling for violence . This is why they are so eager to utilize the nazi ideology to further their agenda. Who wouldn’t want to punch a nazi? If violence is justified against anyone, the nazis are surely at the top of anyone’s list which is exactly why they are being used to further this agenda. Once you can accept that the 1st amendment does not apply to certain speech or certain people, and that it is appropriate to meet dissenting opinion, no matter how vile, with violence, it becomes part of the norm. The 1st amendment was never necessary to protect acceptable or agreeable thought or speech, in fact quite the opposite! Although this is not a popular opinion, but is indeed a factual one, there is no “hate speech” loophole in the 1st amendment, precisely because our founders knew that such an exemption could be redefined by whoever held power at the time, creating the opportunity for true fascism and the stifling of free speech. Groups like ANTIFA have already demonstrated violence in protest of ideas far removed from nazism, but rather choose to violently oppose anything deemed unacceptable by their un-elected group think collective. We have seen this on college campuses, at conservative speaking events. While some of these speakers are arguably controversial, none of the mainstream conservative speakers espouse anything close to nazism. Up until this point there has still been a relatively large push back even in more liberal circles to this type of violent intimidation . This is why it then became necessary to paint conservative ideology and accordingly all those who voted for or would openly claim to support President Trump with such a poisonous brush, that no one could dare to defend them!

It is an obvious conclusion that most of those gathered to protest the removal of the monuments in Charlottesville were there for all the wrong reasons that had everything to do with hatred and little to nothing to do with the preservation of history, or free speech. The intent of this article is not to defend, justify, sympathize or otherwise downplay the severity and ugliness of who these people are, and it is important to understand that Charlottesville is only a single instance in a much larger picture. The fact is, that these people are the absolute fringe minority! Despite what we are to believe, these people possess no significant power or influence among true conservatives in America, and in fact are reviled by everyone, especially conservatives! Taking a look around at the Charlottesville protest should be enough to realize that we are not dealing with a sophisticated network of a politically engaged Americans who are shaping policy or having any statistically significant effect in the voting booth. There is however a surefire way to get them to mobilize, and reinvigorate hatred that may have otherwise been dying with older generations in the corner of a trailer park somewhere. Just start tearing down civil war monuments! The reasons for this sudden push to revise and delete history is not about the common good or about being able to effectively stamp out hatred. Rather, it is about intentionally inciting conflict on both sides of the spectrum by re-opening wounds, and igniting tensions to use as a basis to nullify any rational discussion of issues, and instead redirect the focus on identity politics and conflate the vast minority of those on the right with the vast majority and to do the same with those on the left! Those involved with this type of incitement will be the same people to provide endless reasons for terrorism that is being committed in the name of Islam, and even contend that many of these people are being radicalized because of the way Islam is portrayed by many in America. I would tend to agree that this could indeed be a factor in the radicalization that occurs. Yet these same people seem to be oblivious to how millions of Americans living in poverty, unable to make ends meet, in the rust belts of America and elsewhere might respond to the constant deluge of identity politics driven assertions about how privileged they are because of their skin color. Evergreen State University has instituted the observation of an annual “Day of Absence” when all white students and staff are required to leave the school entirely! Can you imagine if the tables were turned? Should it be a shock that positions like these can give birth to hatred? Don’t misunderstand me, in both cases here, the terrorists and white supremacists alike are still 100% responsible for their actions and should not be afforded any excuse for their actions or their hate, and this is NOT AN EXCUSE FOR ANYONE OR ANY BEHAVIOR. I’m certainly not asking anyone to feel sorry for them. I only mention this to make the point that identity politics further divides people by its very nature. It is important to note that those who promote such ideology seem to be very aware and cognizant of the effect that blanket declarations based on someones skin color, religion, or ethnicity can have on selected groups of people, yet they choose to remain oblivious to, or engage in the outright denial of the fact that making those same blanket declarations towards others would result in disenfranchising them as well as fostering resentment and even hate among those groups. If your moral compass allows you to allow or even encourage such disparity, that is your choice, just don’t give me the look of feigned surprise when someone is told that the color of their skin should illicit feelings of guilt and they respond with anger or hatred. The fact is, however, this is the desired result for many who have encouraged such things, and on a large scale, this has escalated exactly the way it was intended to.

People are growing more divided, the left and the right are being forced farther and farther apart to their respective polar encampments to the point that one could not hear the other even if they wished to, and this is exactly where the far left wants their population. Information is now instantaneously available in ways that would have never been imagined 50 years ago. With these revelations, and the advent of non traditional media, the monopoly on truth in this country had finally begun to dissipate, and those who had been lied to and pandered to for decades by the leftist elite are beginning to wake up and this could not be tolerated. After seeing crushing defeats in the last several election cycles in both local and national elections, they are desperate to maintain some semblance of control. They want people isolated, scared, and powerless, because this is where they can shine. Sadly they won’t shine as a result of initiating discourse, dispelling egregious lies that have been told to both “sides” regarding their supposed enemies or encouraging healing, but quite the opposite. They will use the vulnerable state of the American populace to further divide them, and to encourage them to unknowingly relinquish the true power that they possess through being unified and aware.

If the “Russia hacking” nonsense that was blasted onto every form of media nonstop for months has taught us anything, it is that even outright lies, when pushed hard enough, and long enough, will begin to take hold in the court of public opinion. It is now finally being abandoned only because the evidence that it wasn’t a hack at all, but instead a locally downloaded leak, was becoming too strong to ignore and it was going to backfire spectacularly, and is still on course to do so. Even far left outlets like Salon are jumping ship! However it is only being abandoned in order to adopt the far more sinister plan of attack that I have outlined here. “Conservative values = racism” , “Trump supporters are literally Hitler” As mentioned before, this idea is not new, but is now rendered far more lethal through the acceptance and addition of violence in response to this lie. Expect to see this more and more over the coming weeks. Expect more violence, more Jason Kesslers organizing more sketchy rallies, and a nonstop media circus similar to what we’ve already seen with the Trump Russia nonsense. The far left is desperate. They have no real message or platform, and rather than develop one, or take at least an iota of responsibility for the results of the election, they are seeking to instead overturn it through subversion, misdirection and most dangerously, violence. They, not Donald Trump are the only people that are conspiring to steal an election away from the people. So what do we do? All that we can do, is make sure that despite provocation, and despite lies and misinformation, we remain committed to the true ideals of the conservative movement which values each of us as Americans as equal under the law, upholds liberty over tyranny in all forms and vows to fight any and all who would seek to usurp or corrupt these principles. At this point in time that means thinking about what you say regardless of the fact that you have the right to say it. There is value to taking the time to explain conservative ideals with love towards those who would expect anything but based on what they have been taught that we are. There is power in refusing to be drawn into the fray with those who have no intention of rational discussion, and cases like this can only serve to paint us in a negative light. We must reject all forms of hatred, discrimination, and such evils, while yet being firm in not allowing the far left to redefine these things in an attempt to distort the truth of our position. We must be educated enough in our beliefs to defend them articulately and without resorting to single line captions on Facebook, and social media. We must take the time to truly understand the plight of those you may disagree with, because if you don’t you will never reach them. Most importantly we must show love to those who would never expect it. We must do this as we explain our position and take back the mantle of all that is conservative and wear it proudly and resolutely in order to abandon the safety of empty words and to provide a living example that the coming generations can see with their own eyes, in a time that it so desperately needed.