Reza Aslan Calls For Genocide Against Trump Supporters.
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Reza Aslan is not mincing words when he talks about “eradicating” Trump supporters.
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CNN contributor and liberal intellectual Reza Aslan is calling for the “eradication” of Trump supporters. In a series of aggressive tweets directed toward the President and those who voted for him, Aslan remarked – in response to the mass shooting in El Paso – that President Donald Trump “is a white nationalist terror leader.”
Arguing that there was “no longer any room for nuance” – words that are remarkably similar to Dayton shooter Connor Betts’ calls for violence on Twitter – Reza openly called for the genocide of Trump supporters.
“The President is a white nationalist terror leader. His supporters – ALL OF THEM – are by definition white nationalist terror supporters. The MAGA hat is a KKK hood. And his evil, racist scourge must be eradicated from society.”
In the same series of tweets, Aslan called Kellyanne Conway “”’the depraved evil’” we need to eradicate,” following her remarks that America needed to come together in the wake of the mass shooting. The CNN contributor took her call for the eradication of hate and turned it upon her with a call for the eradication of a group of people – Trump supporters – of which Conway is a part.
Armed with dehumanizing language, Aslan’s call for the “eradication” of the Left’s political opponents and his characterization of Trump supporters as an “evil, racist scourge” is rooted in the language of Holocaust proponents and other architects of 20 th -century genocide.
Aslan also slammed Ivanka Trump’s denouncement of white supremacist ideology, referring her and her entirely family as “white supremacist” despite the Jewish heritage of Ivanka’s husband Jared Kushner and their extended family.
Armed with dehumanizing language, Aslan’s call for the “eradication” of the Left’s political opponents and his characterization of Trump supporters as an “evil, racist scourge” is rooted in the language of Holocaust proponents and other architects of 20 th -century genocide.
The term “eradicate,” when used in the context of groups of people, is a call for genocide. An early intelligence record on Hitler’s “Final Solution” was declassified in 2001 under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, which contains statements by Axis diplomats referring to a plan for the “eradication” of Jews in Europe.
“The Jewish problem is being partially solved in the Protectorate [Reich Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia], as it has been decided to eradicate all the Jews and send some to Poland and others to the town of Terezin, whilst looking for a more remote place,” reads an official Nazi dispatch to the Chilean government.
In reference to genocide, identical language is used by historians , journalists , and human rights organizations .
According to a 2007 Clark University study on the deconstruction of hate speech , “Dehumanization is a frequent element of hate speech, and is used to vilify the target. It also has the effect of disinhibiting violence. Thus, dehumanizing descriptions of individuals and groups are an alarming signal of hate speech and the danger of future violence, and its early detection is crucial.”
Reza’s call for the “eradication” of Trump supporters isn’t limited to President Trump and his cabinet. He also made calls for violence against the Covington Catholic High School boys in January.
“Honest question. Have you seen a more punchable face than this kid’s?” Aslan asked . The tweet received over 23,000 “likes” from his supporters. Tweets like Aslan’s set off a firestorm of hatred against the high school boys, including threats directed towards the school and the boys’ lawyer , Robert Barnes.
The tweet remains online.
According to Daily Wire reporter Ryan Saavedra , a Twitter official stated that Aslan’s call to “eradicate” Kellyanne Conway does not violate their policies.
Ian Miles Cheong is the managing editor of Human Events.
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This sick POS and others like him really needs to be arrested for incitement and locked away someplace for a long time. If not, somebody will eventually take matters into their own hands and take them out themselves.
I agree. This irresponsible authors misrepresentation of Mr. Aslan's comments are truly reprehensible. I'm no fan of Aslan, but he obviously was NOT calling for the eradication of any people in that comment.
“The President is a white nationalist terror leader." True.
"His supporters – ALL OF THEM – are by definition white nationalist terror supporters." Those who aren't calling out the Presidents blatant racist rhetoric and are self labeling as a "xenophobic, homophobic, Islamophobic" deplorable are supporting white nationalist terrorism.
"The MAGA hat is a KKK hood." Pretty much.
"And his evil, racist scourge must be eradicated from society.” Yes, white supremacy, the "racist scourge", should definitely be eradicated from society. Not sure how anyone would intentionally misrepresent that tweet and act as if he was calling for violence against anyone, that's just ridiculous.
How do you know this? What can you present to support your claim?
Lol .... can you imagine the outrage from dipsticks like this buffoon if Trump had said something like that? Their faces would be melting.
Some on the left are so out of touch with reality they may never return. If they were ever sane in the first place .....
This is THE tweet that began this "controversy.
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He is saying the scourge should be eradicated , not the lives of the people who hold the belief. Kellyanne Conway said the evil of hate should be eradicated, was she talking about the people who hate or the ideas of hate?
All Reza Aslan did was use her own word 'eradicate' to accuse her of hypocrisy. He wasnt advocating genocide. This is not even a close call.
saying the Scrooge should be eradicated, not the lives.
That's not what he wrote. You understand how to identify who or what should be eradicated, but you apparently believe a professional writer is incapable of doing that. If he meant what you claim he meant, he would have said beliefs should be eradicated, but he wrote that a woman should be eradicated.
His meaning is clear, despite your attempts to rewrite it.
Kellyanne Conway said that depraved evil should be eradicated and he said "you are the depraved evil" that should be eradicated.
He is referring to Conway as the evil that she wants to eradicate. It is a form of metaphor, not a literal call that Conway be killed.
Not surprised though that the Trumpsters , who are back on their heels , are trying to make something out of nothing.
"you", meaning Kellyanne, is the target to eradicate in his tweet.
In Kellyanne's tweet, "hate" is the target to eradicate.
It is very simple, and your attempt to defend his statement is disturbing.
If Trump had said what Aslan did you would not claim this.
It's called "propaganda" and all sides engage in it. It is aimed at those who can't be bothered to think for themselves. They take a kernel of truth and shape it into a thought they want you to think. An emotion they want you to feel.
A pundit used to be defined as "an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public." Now it should be defined as a propaganda tool used to massage public opinion. Not everything the Left says about Trump is untrue. Not everything the Right says about Trump is true. The problem is that people get so caught up in their "cause" that they will accept BS as long as it supports their cause or their emotions.
Truth is hard. We don't want to be wrong. We need to recognize that there isn't anything more deceptive than the human heart. It often does not want to accept the truth over what it wants to be true.
ahh
that context thingy
The hypocrisy at play here is beyond comprehension really. Left wing pundits like Reza get the benefit of doubt. I mean its "obvious" he (Reza) used the word only as a metaphor right? Trump and right wing pundits don't get the same benefit of doubt.
The self righteous arrogance at play here with many on the left is off the charts hypocrisy. Bring in taller paper please ..... the data set has gone off the page.
The same people who are twisting Reza's plain words into something he clearly didn't say are those who distort Trump's statement about 'condemning Neo nazis and white supremacists totally' into "he called Neo Nazis very fine people."
the dishonesty is staggering.
"off the charts hypocrisy"
is about all you got correct, cause the GOP is so far past everyone in the hypocrisy thingy, it's a tad sad
Lol ...... the old switch-a-roo fallacy ..... which once again fails poorly in this case.
You never tire of being wrong do you?
ill show you how i tire
n how frckn WRONG i am tomorrow
i got a bad ass concert im headed to shortly
tommorow
all you clowns r goin down, as i'll unleash a torrent of torrid autumn, where U ain't the winter
just another Frckn FALL
No. He said You (Conway) are the depraved evil we need to eradicate.
Stop spinning his words.
If I say to you "you people are pathetic" am I saying your physical entity is pathetic or am I saying your ideas or behavior are pathetic?
If I say "we need to get rid of people like you in American politics" am I suggesting that you be murdered or suggesting that your ideas are bad for American politics?
Donald Trump laughed when one of his supporters actually suggested that illegal immigrants be shot. He didnt have any ambiguities in the language to fall back on. Did you condemn Trump for death wishing illegal immigrants?
Obviously a death threat.
I am no fan of Trump and his ilk, but eradicate them? That is just whacked.
read #4
Most of the comments here were posted after mine. I am now catching up.
"CNN contributor and liberal intellectual"
An Oxymoron !
I have never even heard of this person. I guess the trump supporters chanting "the jews will not replace us!!!" get a pass though.
Guess you missed the other two pictures? And the trump poster? And the back of the shirt? And the MAGA hats?
Watch the documentary, then get back to me. It's in their own words, Sean.