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Trump's New Idea: Defund America

Trump's New Idea: Defund America

The new Nazis who want to abolish the United States.

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Mar 26, 2025
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What’s wrong with white nationalism?

Americans need a simple, bedrock answer, for the love of God. This answer is, and always has been, the nation’s spine. We should know it in our bones.

Yes, it’s a shame that white nationalism is no longer self-refuting. In 2019, Bannon instructed MAGA to wear racism like a badge of honor. Today the MAGA youth wear it like a Sonnenrad face tattoo.

This turn of events was floridly illustrated in a clip published this month, in which Sarah Stock, a proud Christian nationalist with an Eva Braun vibe, faced off with comedian Sam Seder. (The show was produced in January, so the emotions and references have turned a bit; they’re vinegary.)

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