How Low Can They Go? - TPM - "Bannon's Deathly Hand" [View all]

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bannon-s-deathly-hand

By JOSH MARSHALL Published JANUARY 28, 2017, 10:02 PM EDT

The White House announced today that the decision not to mention Jews or anti-Semitism in its announcement commemorating Holocaust remembrance day was intentional. According to White House spokeswoman Hope Hicks, the statement made no mentions of Jews out of respect for the non-Jews who died in Nazi labor camps and death camps during World War II. Hicks told CNN: "Despite what the media reports, we are an incredibly inclusive group and we took into account all of those who suffered."

It is true that millions died under the Nazis who were not Jews. They included targeted ethnic groups like Roma (Gypsies), homosexuals, left-wing dissidents, people with disabilities, etc. But it has long been a trope of Holocaust deniers and white nationalists to insist that Jews were only incidentally targeted.

In any case, there are no word limits in presidential statements. A more logical and worthwhile approach would be to note the various groups who were victimized. This isn't accidental. The new administration is riddled with anti-Semites and those who want to cater to anti-Semites.

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I am trying to wrap my head around what is going on.

Is Trump and his followers so full of self loathing that they are just using a scorched earth approach to some terrible conflagration? Take it all down along with them?

Each day this not only gets worse, it gets more unbelievable.

I don't know what to think right now.