From Arizona, to Kentucky, to Florida, the MAGA movement is increasingly fascist, increasingly Nazi, and no, they’re not about to apologize for it. They may take down posts that evidence their true beliefs when caught by a major newspaper because, occasionally, it can make it harder to win national elections. But they’re not too ashamed of it. After all, when Madison Cawthorn lost his primary for the Republican nomination, he called for a “gentile” movement of “dark MAGA.” We don’t use the comic book term of “dark” anything. It is Naziism. It is fascism. And no, they’re not sorry, thanks.
This report comes to us from the Louisville Courier. Read carefully. It is not one crackpot. It is an entire county GOP organization. It is that open. From the Louisville Courier-Journal, one of the single best papers from a non-major American city:
A Facebook post by the Bracken County Republican Party [1] attacking the new director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as being part of the “Jewish junta” drew criticism Friday from Jewish leaders in Kentucky.
The post about new ATF director Steve Dettlebach went up early Friday morning was deleted shortly after a Courier Journal reporter contacted Bracken County GOP chair Karin Kirkindol about it.
“A Jewish anti-gun activist, Steve Dettelbach, has just been made director of the ATF,” read the Facebook post. “The Jewish junta is getting stronger and more aggressive.”
The post — linking to a tweet [2] Tuesday from a gun reform organization celebrating Dettelbach’s Senate confirmation — went on to criticize two Republican senators who voted for his confirmation. Yes, God forbid we attempt to control weapons that shot up schools. Below is the offensive tweet evidencing the “Jewish junta.”
VICTORY: The Senate just confirmed Steve Dettelbach as ATF Director!
This is a big deal. Dettelbach will be the agency’s first confirmed director since 2015—his confirmation is a huge step towards enforcing the nation’s gun laws and holding the gun industry accountable. pic.twitter.com/BNBH01O7C4 [3]
— GIFFORDS (@GIFFORDS_org) July 12, 2022 [4]
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