The difference between simple racism and white supremacy as a power structure in America is Republicans can do racist things like call for the lynching of a Black Secretary of Defense, and white supremacy as a power structure means that racist gets to keep his job.
A Republican official in Virginia is refusing to step down after a racist Facebook post he apparently authored last year surfaced recently.
The post attributed to Hampton, Virginia Electoral Board Chair David Dietrich was added to the platform in February 2021 and is just coming into public view for some reason.
The post appeared to be prompted by an effort by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, to expunge White supremacists and other far-right elements in the United States military.
Dietrich specifically mentioned Austin, who is Black, and claimed the measure was in fact a plot “to remove conservative, freedom-loving Americans from the roles.”
He added, “These so-called ‘leaders’ are so vile and racist, there’s no way to describe them other than in terms their own people understand. They are nothing more than dirty, stinking ni***rs.
“We are being forced into a corner by these enemies of the People. If it is a civil war they want, they will get it in spades. Perhaps the best way to pull us back from the brink is a good public lynching.”
In response, the head of the Hampton GOP has called on Dietrich to resign. The group also called on Dietrich to resign in a Facebook post on Thursday, which included a screen shot of the offending remarks.
Thing is, Dietrich says he's not going anywhere. Republican want an excuse to start shooting Black folk in the street. They want a civil war. They want their racist power fantasies to come true in an ocean of blood. And they're doing everything they can to make it happen.
Georgia Republican candidate Kandiss Taylor goes full theocracy explaining her “Jesus, guns, and babies” slogan:
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) April 9, 2022
“Don't talk to me about separation of church and state.”
“We are the church and we run the state.”
“[Jews, Muslims, and Buddhists] don't get to silence us.” pic.twitter.com/9nkkn3JRbM
When I say Republicans want a white Christian ethnostate, this is what I mean.
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