Refusal to condemn Trump’s racist tweets highlights where the problem lies in BRITISH politics
Victims of racism and misogyny: Donald Trump has told these four Congresswomen to “go back” to the countries from which they came; they are all US citizens.
Right-wing, and so-called ‘centrist’, politicians in the UK have validated misogyny and racism – and fake claims of anti-Semitism – by failing to condemn the racist tweets in which Donald Trump attacked four US Congresswomen.
All are from ethnic minorities although three were born in the United States, but Mr Trump suggested they should all “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came”.
It’s as bad as Theresa May’s racist advertising lorries from 2013, which bore the legend, “Go home.” Here’s what he said:
So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019
….it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough. I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019
He has doubled-down on his words in subsequent tweets:
….they are Anti-Semitic, they are Anti-America, we don’t need to know anything about them personally, talk about their policies. I think they are American citizens who are duly elected that are running on an agenda that is disgusting, that the American people will reject……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 15, 2019
Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have condemned Mr Trump’s words. Ms Omar said his “blatantly racist attack” on four women of colour was “the agenda of white nationalists”, while Ms Tlaib called it “simply a continuation of his racist, xenophobic playbook”.
Notably failing to condemn Mr Trump’s racism were Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt. They criticised Mr Trump for using the words he did, but both repeatedly refused to say whether they considered the US president’s remarks to be racist.
Commentators in the UK have taken note of this spinelessness on the part of these men, one of whom is certain to be the UK’s new political leader before the end of the month.
Telling four Congresswomen of colour to “go back” is racist. But the Tory leadership candidates can’t bring themselves to say so.
We should stand up to Donald Trump, not pander to him for a sweetheart trade deal which would put our NHS at risk.
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) July 16, 2019
Absolutely right.
Note that Jeremy Corbyn was quick to recognise racism. Messrs Hunt and Johnson failed to do so – but were happy to accuse Mr Corbyn of being a racist, on the basis of no hard evidence at all.
If you think Trump isn’t racist but Corbyn is, you have totally lost the plot and your moral compass.
— MM (@2SpencerRoad) July 16, 2019
Indeed!
Watching two men who would be leaders of our country refuse to say Trump's disgusting comments were racist is one of the most shaming moments in recent history. #FinalShowdown
— simon maginn (@simonmaginn) July 15, 2019
Do you agree? Mr Maginn also stated:
These stupid, childish liars will scweam and scweam about some made-up Labour antisemitism bullshit, but somehow or other just can't see overt, rancid, dangerous, sickening racism when it smacks them right in the face. Odd, that. https://t.co/yPU6Lmdo9V
— simon maginn (@simonmaginn) July 16, 2019
On the anti-Semitic aspect of the claims, we have this:
A white nationalist openly racist President, that sucks up to anti-Semites, claiming 4 strong pro-human rights females on the left of American politics are prolific anti-Semites, without a single shred of evidence…
Good job we don’t do that sort of thing over here.
— Rachael Swindon (@Rachael_Swindon) July 16, 2019
Ah, but of course we do, as Rachael’s sarcastic tweet highlights.
https://twitter.com/TheMendozaWoman/status/1150734401241792519
Yes. Well done, UK-based supporters of Donald Trump, on your exemplary service to fascism.
You have supported false, misogynistic and racist claims against democratically-elected representatives of people in the United States.
You have supported the weaponisation of false allegations of anti-Semitism against the same women – and the false labelling of political opposition to the Israeli government as anti-Semitism.
In doing so, you have supported the liars in the UK who have also weaponised false allegations of anti-Semitism and false labelling of political opposition to the Israeli government as anti-Semitism.
And you have done it for selfish reasons (“a sweetheart trade deal that would put our NHS at risk”).
Anybody who actually supports this – especially Conservatives who have or will vote for either candidate in their leader election – should crawl back under their rock and die of shame.
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Trump is a dangerous racist bigot in the mould of Hitler and his Nazis. That goes for his chums in Britain too.
What you and others here fail to mention, deliberately, is that Trump is responding to these women who are anti-Semitic and openly so, have called for the death of Jews, praised hamas and other terrorist groups. If they don’t like it in America, e.g. hate Jews and others, they can leave. He’s right, they should leave or be deported. And many Americans are calling for the somalli cow to be stripped of her job and deported along with the Mexican hateful ignoramus. It has nothing to do with the colour of their skin, or their race. He’s calling them out on their anti-Semitism.
When did these ladies do those things that you say?
It’s easy to make bald accusations without any evidence. I’d like to see your working.