GOP Senator Tuberville defends white nationalists ... "I call them Americans"

Damn, he's saying white nationalism is synonymous with "American?" Sounds like a woke first year grad student, but maybe he means it as complement.

 

Yeah, it's a fine line... like you could be part of the a racist group, but if you are out a rally on the microphone saying bigoted stuff, you'd likely get disciplined or kicked out. Being racist isn't a crime... you are generally allowed to have any views you want to have. The problem arises when you act upon them or inflict harm upon someone else as a result. Also, if you are a known racist, your likelihood of getting certain positions is greatly reduced. Most racists in the military will try to hide it from people outside of their social network.

 

Tommy Tuberville is George Wallace back when Wallace was governor of Alabama and a presidential candidate only without Wallace's intellect.

 

LMFAO! You voted for Biden.

You are automatically disqualified to call other people idiots.

 

Here's a good reason to try to keep white nationalists out the military:

Alleged Discord leaker fixated on guns and envisioned ‘race war’

Jack Teixeira, dressed in camouflage fatigues, his finger wrapped around the trigger of a semiautomatic rifle, faced the camera and spoke as though reciting an oath.

“Jews scam, n-----s rape, and I mag dump.”

Teixeira raised his weapon, aimed at an unseen target and fired 10 times in rapid succession, emptying the magazine of bullets.

 

Reading this piece from Judd Legum about the suspicious seeming lack of investigation when a native America woman walking on the side of the road was killed in a hot and run (driver later identified but not charged, at least as of yet), based on the presumption, before toxicology results were returned that the victim was drunk, even though it seems to be determined that the driver was

In the early hours of March 31, Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman, was fatally struck by a Cadillac Escalade while walking on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 93 in Montana. The driver of the vehicle was Sunny White, according to a statement from the Montana Highway Patrol, which is investigating the incident. White left the scene, and Westwolf's body was discovered around 4 AM by tribal police. Two months later, the Montana Highway Patrol says the "crash is still under investigation," and White has not yet been charged in connection with Westwolf's death.

The Montana Highway Patrol maintains that its investigation is "thorough and professional" and "examined by troopers with specialized training and equipment." But Popular Information has learned from Westwolf's family and Erica Shelby, the family's legal advocate, that the Montana Highway Patrol investigation is beset with problems. It is under-resourced, haphazard, and focused on pinning blame on the victim, Westwolf.

But this also caught my eye:

Howard also asked Bieber whether he was investigating Westwolf's death as an intentional hate crime, motivated by white nationalism. Bieber asked why Howard thought that was possible. HeavyRunner noted that White named her children "Aryan" and "Nation." Bieber described this as irrelevant. "I can't tell you how to name your child," he said. Howard countered that if you name your children "Aryan" and "Nation," there is a good chance you are associated with white nationalist groups. "I can't look at it as that," Bieber said. "And I shouldn't look at it as that."

Bieber is correct insofar as naming your children "Aryan" and "Nation" does not prove you are a white nationalist, but it is a fact that warrants additional investigation, including whether Westwolf's death was a hate crime. It does not appear, however, that White's potential ties to extremist groups are currently part of Bieber's investigation.

UPDATE: Inside the disturbing investigation of Mika Westwolf's death