I've been thinking about this since yesterday. There is a pretty huge uptick in visibility of western extremist and white nationalist groups since Trump was elected. It seems like the media and a few "leftists" are pointing it out mostly, but where are the conservatives? The centrists? The "Everyman" that voted for Trump? Why aren't they coming out against this extremism?
Maybe they are and I haven't heard much about it, but what I HAVE heard is a whole lot of zamleresque "the dems will never win if they continue this" and "liberals never learn" and "these aren't Trump supporters, they're racists!" which kind of conveniently excuses it all.
My point isn't that Trump supporters = bad, but it's a VERY common demand from the right to suggest that moderate Muslims should come out against extremism, lest they be implicated themselves. So where are the moderate right? Why aren't they speaking up (and if they are) why aren't their voices being heard? Do we excuse them for allowing this hate?
I'm just hearing a lot of excuses, a lot of "that doesn't represent all of us," or blaming it on liberals like it's their comeuppance, but not a lot of outright condemnation of the white nationalists and the racism that seems to be given a new voice.
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