Georgia GOP chairman faces furious backlash for 'spreading Russian propaganda'
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Via: john-russell • 2 years ago • 28 commentsBy: Sky Palma (Raw Story - Celebrating Years of Independent Journalism)
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The chairman for the Georgia Republican Party is getting backlash from fellow Republicans after he posted tweets in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin, WBRC reports.
In his tweets, Georgia GOP Chairman David Shafer echoed accusations against the government of Ukraine of "Nazi-ism," adding that Putin invaded because he "sensed American and Western weakness."
"I assumed this was a lie or a hoax but it is not. The Biden and Zelensky governments were the only two votes against a Russian resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism. What!?!" Shafer tweeted.
"In explaining the vote against the resolution, the United States Mission to the United Nations pointed to our Constitution and cited the 'constitutional right to freedom of speech and the rights of and association, including by avowed Nazis," he added. "This resolution gives context to Putin's bizarre claim that the Russian invasion was motivated by anti-Nazism and leaves me thinking that Biden and Zelensky fell into a somewhat obvious trap in opposing it."
I assumed this was a lie or a hoax but it is not. The Biden and Zelensky governments were the only two votes against a Russian resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism. What!?!https://twitter.com/russiaun/status/1471589093305954310\u00a0\u2026 — David Shafer (@David Shafer) 1647101931
"The US has voted against this Russia-backed resolution in the UN every time it's come up since 2005 — including during Trump's administration. The US position is that they're 'thinly veiled attempts to legitimize Russian disinformation campaigns denigrating neighboring nations,'" said Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Greg Bluestein in response to Shafer's tweets.
GOP committee member Jason Shepherd called for Republicans to censure Shafer.
"He is supposed to speak for all Republicans. Obviously he is speaking for a very fringe part of the Republican party that supports Vladimir Putin," said Shepherd. "Both Republican and Democratic administrations have voted against this resolution. He should have apologized and deleted the tweet. As of now he still hasn't done that."
The State Senate Majority Leader, Republican Mike Dugan, said that anybody "that defends the actions of Putin and the Russian Government and the Ukraine is, to me as lost that what Russia is doing in the Ukraine is reprehensible...There's no way you can justify it and things going on."
Conservative commentator Erick Erickson also slammed Shafer over his remarks: "This is the chairman of the Georgia GOP spreading Russian propaganda. If you note, European powers refused to even participate in the vote . This was Russia beginning it's propaganda justification for the invasion of Ukraine."
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Anyone know whats wrong with these dickheads ?
They don't know the meaning of fascism?
It's more like they embody the definition of fascism and refuse to accept that the definition fits.
Fascism: noun - a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation , and forcible suppression of opposition.
" exalts nation and often race above the individual" : conservatives "America First" policy, their defense of clearly racist confederate monuments, flying confederate flags, welcoming the support of right wing white supremacist militia groups that were with them attacking the capital Jan 6th.
" stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader" : supporters believe their leaders lies regardless of the evidence, plans to have the national guard seize voting machines, tried to get VP to overturn the election without any evidence of widespread fraud, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters,” - DJT
"economic and social regimentation" : followers support stripping women of their right to privacy and autonomy over their own bodies, they support banning words and books in schools they find offensive to their religious morals, they support military-like policing of civil rights protests.
"forcible suppression of opposition" : “Network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked." - DJT, his supporters want to cancel football players who knelt in protest of racism, canceled a comedian who displayed a fake bloody head of their leader, attacked out capital to try and cancel a free an fair Presidential election, they even started the 'cancel culture' wars when conservatives canceled the Dixie Chicks for daring to be critical of a conservative President.
And of course their defense of other fascists regimes like Russia are clear indications of their unspoken loyalty to right wing conservative fascism.
So elected Republican legislators spreading Russian propaganda shouldn't surprise anyone.
Better Dead Than Red...
You could just as well be describing the CCP
Well, while communism is primarily defined as a country where "all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs" it could be seen as having some similar characteristics as fascism. I do find it interesting that you're willing to admit that depictions of right wing conservatives could also be used to identify the Chinese Communist Party.
I have thought that. Imo there is really no true communist state.
Putin is basically a dictator and all the means of production are owned by his oligarch buddies.
I wouldn't really call China a true communist state nor North Korea.
The same as the populist "Native American Party" (or sometimes shortened to "The American Party") around 1855 - they are more famously called the The Know Nothings. They were zealously xenophobic and openly hostile towards Jews and Irish Catholic immigrants.
Let's be honest. You just described the gop!
I'm not religious but something about motes and beams comes to mind here.... I'll not derail the topic.
Why do so many republicans support putin?
They are afraid of the power they think TFG still has over them.
WTF is wrong with these asswipes.
They should all be classified as Russian agents, stripped of their citizenship, and given one way economy tickets to Russia.
This is awfully tough but anyone still spreading Putin's Anti-American war propaganda should be pilloried...
Maybe we should take a look at the leftists who voted against stopping us from buying Russian oil.
The use of Russian oil in the US is so small the vote was largely symbolical. There were only 2 of the 17 people who voted against on the left. In my opinion all 17 could be classified as populists.
Pilloried for voting for (or against) a policy?
What do you have against democracy?
Maybe we can get Populism classified as a mental condition?
If cities get gassed it is a Crime Against Humanity!
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Show me where this guy called for gassing cities or even supported the use of such. Then we'll talk about the legalities.
This guy? The point is Russian propaganda provides cover for Russia using chemical and biological weapons, which he is threatening.
You keep talking about cover.
What cover have you imagined it supplies Putin??
Do you think the world will give Putin cover?
You are conflating several things to get to this point.
After years of the damn gop accusing Democrats of being communist look who are all in with Vlad Putin!