Saturday, August 12, 2017

The Faces of Charlottesville



Here are a few photographs of what transpired in Charlottesville, Virginia, last night in preparation for today's murderous rally. These are the faces of Charlottesville that Donald Trump couldn't bring himself to condemn.



Because nothing says free speech quite like a crowd of hateful white guys with torches marching at night in a southern town.













9 comments:

Dana said...

I saw a t-shirt on Fb I think it was: "The 2 worst dates in US history - 9-11 and 11-9."

Owen Gray said...

Trump has given these low lifes new life.

bill said...

what is most interesting is the lack of authority in the area for a whole day. If this was an anti trump mob doing the same thing there would have been enough police, national guard and army units to surround the area and arrest every person on the streets.

The Mound of Sound said...


There is no doubt, Bill, that the cops, especially the state police, were nowhere to be seen where they were most needed. Somebody must explain that.

The Mound of Sound said...


Owen, Trump hasn't just energized these white supremacists, he's brought them into the White House. Bannon, Stephen Miller, Sebastien Gorka, each presumably with underlings, are among Trump's closest advisors.

It failed to get the attention it deserved but everyone should read the NSC memo that forced H.R. McMaster to purge these radicals from his department. A memo, by the way, that Trump read and "loved." Trump was livid when he later learned that McMaster had fired this guy, Higgins.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/10/heres-the-memo-that-blew-up-the-nsc/

It's no coincidence that Trump failed to renounce the Nazis, the Klan and the other white supremacists who rampaged at Charlottesville. He counts on their votes. They're his most loyal followers these days.

The Mound of Sound said...

Sorry, Dana, but I don't understand the 11-9 reference.

Toby said...

Mound, Dana's reference might be this: ""11/9 is the new 9/11": Americans liken Trump's win to most devastating day in country's history" http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/119-new-911-americans-liken-9224036

The Mound of Sound said...


Thanks, Toby, that never dawned on me. I thought the election was the 8th.

Anonymous said...

I don't think he won till early morning on the 9th. I try to keep current on my hate memes as the kids would say today
Willy