(Jewish Group) Anti-Semitism is now just another part of the Republican party's accepted principles [View all]
Among the many norms that the Republican Party has thrown overboard in its embrace of Trumpism is its condemnation of anti-Semitism.
Condemning someone who engaged in anti-Semitic tropes used to be as easy as condemning white supremacists marching with torches. Then, of course, Donald Trump reminded us that there are “some very fine people” among those white supremacists, so it was open game—literally—on everyone.
As a result, the Republican Party has now become the playground of white grievance. Inevitably, that’s led to a mainstreaming of anti-Semitism in the GOP ranks.
The most extreme example is the party’s candidate for governor in Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano. As a Christian nationalist, Mastriano is one of the most extreme candidates on the ballot this year (which says a lot).
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