The vile and disgusting comments made by FoxNews.com readers on an article about Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer leaves no doubt, in case you had any, which cable network is #1 with the alt-right. Oh, and they salivate over more killings.
The article, called, “Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer: Who was she?” seems like a sincere effort to respect the life and death of the young woman mowed down when a car plowed into a crowd protesting the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville Saturday.
Heyer’s memorial service was today. So you’d think that at least for one day, Fox News readers would show some respect. But no.
The article ends:
Marissa Blair, a friend of Heyer’s who was at the rally with her, told the New York Times that she had “such a sweet soul” and “didn’t deserve to die.”
“I’ve never had a close friend like this be murdered,” Blair said. “We thought, ‘What would Heather do?’ Heather would go harder. So that’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to preach love. We’re going to preach equality, and Heather’s death won’t be in vain.”
Apparently, the Fox News readers decided Heyer’s death was grounds for more hate and bigotry. Here is a sample of the jaw-dropping cruelty:
Watch Heather’s mom, Susan Bro, eulogize her daughter today below, via Fox News. It was carried live.
(H/T reader Ivan)
As for the likelihood that violence in response to violence will result in a positive outcome, history tells us exactly the opposite: since forever, conflict leads to calm only after a lot of blood has been shed. I prefer the more difficult but more effective (and in the end less bloody) non-violent approach. In Europe, communities are blocking the thugs simply by creating chains of people in the streets. That will work so long as the sane and civilised decide to turn out in large numbers.
Cato Institute, no real friend of liberals, did an analysis of Trump voters. They divided them into 5 groups. 3 of the 5 were defined by varying degrees of bigotry.
I just read Republicans in the high 60% range approve of Trump’s Charlottesville response.
This all is the reality of the conservative movement and the Republican Party in the populist Trump era. His campaign and presidency have been defined by his support for a white identity culture war. Why is anyone surprised by the resulting empowerment of haters who for so long hid seething in their double wide?
