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Nazis mingle openly at CPAC, spread antisemitic conspiracy theories, find allies

15 points by wahnfrieden 3y ago

a_gnostic 3y ago
> Another, Ryan Sanchez, who was previously part of the Nazi “Rise Above Movement,” took photos and videos of himself at the conference And yet NBC posts no proof of these pictures. Curious.
- ThisIsMyAltAcct 3y ago
  Here you go: https://nitter.poast.org/ryanasanchez https://nitter.poast.org/ryanasanchez
  - a_gnostic 3y ago
    Thanks. The article is still devoid of proof.
    - wahnfrieden 3y ago
      They’ve since released footage
cpac-shakur 3y ago
Wonder how many of them are Hacker News commenters
h2odragon 3y ago
They welcomed NBC reporters, too, apparently. Should they not also be excluded for having a belief system totally opposed to that of the people organizing the conference? Or is it possible to accept people as they are? The point of the convention ~is~ (Edit: should have been) to welcome all and say "These here are the things we believe, and why, and why we think these attitudes might work better for you"
- wahnfrieden 3y ago
  Which NBC reporters were “finding allies” at CPAC? Which NBC reporters shared supposed contrary beliefs in dialog without “any perceptible resistance”?
  - kiccrac 3y ago
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- eesmith 3y ago
  CPAC is not there "to welcome all". From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Political_Action_Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Political_Action_...: > Richard Spencer, a figurehead of the alt-right and a white supremacist, entered the lobby of the Gaylord National Hotel on February 23, 2017, in an attempt to access CPAC. Organizers of the conference ejected him from the hotel as soon as his presence was discovered, citing his "repugnant [views which] ... have absolutely nothing to do with conservatism or what we do here" as cause for rejecting his admission to CPAC. EDIT: as well as > In 2014, CPAC extended an invitation to American Atheists, which was immediately withdrawn on the same day due to controversial statements by AA's president David Silverman, who declared his group was going to "enlighten conservatives" and that "the Christian right should be threatened by us".[11]
  - wahnfrieden 3y ago
    Looks like at least in this instance, ejecting self-proclaimed neo-nazis for their views, CPAC has changed its stance from 7 years ago and is now "welcome to nazis" (if not "all")
kiccrac 3y ago
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consumer451 3y ago
Follow-up story: https://www.rawstory.com/nbc-cpac-nazis-hit-back/ https://www.rawstory.com/nbc-cpac-nazis-hit-back/
a_gnostic 3y ago
Story by Ben Goggin, a known associate(1) of Neo-Nazis. 1. https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associate https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associate (it's the 5th definition -they attended the same event, as proven by the story itself. See how this kind of disingenuous reporting works?)

15 points by wahnfrieden 3y ago

> Another, Ryan Sanchez, who was previously part of the Nazi “Rise Above Movement,” took photos and videos of himself at the conference And yet NBC posts no proof of these pictures. Curious.

ThisIsMyAltAcct 3y ago
Here you go: https://nitter.poast.org/ryanasanchez https://nitter.poast.org/ryanasanchez
- a_gnostic 3y ago
  Thanks. The article is still devoid of proof.
  - wahnfrieden 3y ago
    They’ve since released footage

cpac-shakur 3y ago

Wonder how many of them are Hacker News commenters

h2odragon 3y ago

They welcomed NBC reporters, too, apparently. Should they not also be excluded for having a belief system totally opposed to that of the people organizing the conference? Or is it possible to accept people as they are? The point of the convention ~is~ (Edit: should have been) to welcome all and say "These here are the things we believe, and why, and why we think these attitudes might work better for you"

wahnfrieden 3y ago
Which NBC reporters were “finding allies” at CPAC? Which NBC reporters shared supposed contrary beliefs in dialog without “any perceptible resistance”?
- kiccrac 3y ago
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eesmith 3y ago
CPAC is not there "to welcome all". From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Political_Action_Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Political_Action_...: > Richard Spencer, a figurehead of the alt-right and a white supremacist, entered the lobby of the Gaylord National Hotel on February 23, 2017, in an attempt to access CPAC. Organizers of the conference ejected him from the hotel as soon as his presence was discovered, citing his "repugnant [views which] ... have absolutely nothing to do with conservatism or what we do here" as cause for rejecting his admission to CPAC. EDIT: as well as > In 2014, CPAC extended an invitation to American Atheists, which was immediately withdrawn on the same day due to controversial statements by AA's president David Silverman, who declared his group was going to "enlighten conservatives" and that "the Christian right should be threatened by us".[11]
- wahnfrieden 3y ago
  Looks like at least in this instance, ejecting self-proclaimed neo-nazis for their views, CPAC has changed its stance from 7 years ago and is now "welcome to nazis" (if not "all")

kiccrac 3y ago

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consumer451 3y ago

Follow-up story: https://www.rawstory.com/nbc-cpac-nazis-hit-back/ https://www.rawstory.com/nbc-cpac-nazis-hit-back/

a_gnostic 3y ago

Story by Ben Goggin, a known associate(1) of Neo-Nazis. 1. https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associate https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associate (it's the 5th definition -they attended the same event, as proven by the story itself. See how this kind of disingenuous reporting works?)