Antisemitism, racism, and dangerous conspiracy theories?
We’re OK with it
Our mission is to maintain a white, Christian nation that keeps us wealthy and powerful. But until recently, it wasn’t cool to say that out loud…
When Donald J. Trump won our presidential nomination in 2016, some predicted doom for the Republican Party. The GOP is an American institution, known around the world for its integrity and moral fiber; we’d always been able to hide most of our insidious racism, antisemitism, and white nationalism beneath a veneer of gentility. But with Trump, we had nominated an
openly xenophobic monster with neo-Nazi supporters as our presidential candidate. Our secret was out. Was this the end of our great Republican Party?
Not at all. Trump won the election, and four years later here we are — more MAGA than ever. Fresh faces have emerged to carry the torch of freedom to say whatever we think in public.
In 2020, we’re presented with several dilemmas:
— How do we stand by racism, antisemitism, and conspiracy theories without getting cancelled?
— How do we hold onto power and wealth while openly supporting liars, bigots, and con artists?
— How do we maintain the integrity of the Republican brand in a country that values democracy, racial justice, and public health?
What do we say about Trump, our white nationalist supporters, and our white nationalist-sympathizing members?
We’re OK with it.
Republican members of Congress promoting the white nationalist “Replacement Theory,” stoking violence while suggesting that Jewish people and people of color are organizing a white genocide?
We’re OK with it.
Republican candidates who openly support QAnon, a conspiracy theory that believes Trump is battling satanist pedophiles to save the world, which was recently named a domestic terrorism threat by the FBI?
We’re OK with it.
Spreading lies about George Soros funding migrant caravans and “radical left” protests, which spreads fear and even incites mass shootings?
We’re OK with it.
Now this is important:
Some of us have never said or done anything racist or antisemitic, at least not in public. We’re proud of them. But even those of us who refrain from open white nationalist support have condoned and accepted it within our party. This is fine now, because we’re all in this together, and guess what?
We’re OK with it.
As we join together to reelect Donald Trump, you might feel uneasy about supporting a party whose members openly stand for so many abhorrent things. Whenever you feel that way, take a deep breath, engage in mindfulness, and meditate on our mantra:
We’re OK with it.