In December of 2006 the government of Iran held what it called a scientific conference in Tehran to “debunk the historic lie of the Holocaust.” Of note was the American attendee, David Duke. (NPR)
“Just as the Soviet Union was wiped out and today does not exist, so will the Zionist regime soon be wiped out. This is God’s will and what all nations want.” -Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
David Duke was the leader of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist organization that promotes Nordicism, anti-Catholicism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia among other things. He founded National Association for the Advancement of White People (NAAWP) in 1981 and in the early 2000s an organization called National Organization for European American Rights (NOFEAR).
Duke’s “..messages typically include conspiratorial depictions of Jewish power and Jewish hatred for non-Jews, a combination he refers to as “Jewish supremacism.” Duke promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, blaming Israel and “Zionists” for causing and manipulating world events such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, third-world immigration to Western countries, and various wars. He accuses Jews of destroying white heritage and culture” –Anti Defamation League
According to the American political right, in particular the far right, the Democrats are the real racists. The Democrats Have Always Been the Party of Systemic Racism (Republican Party of Texas) accuses President Biden of being a racist. They disregard the new Florida rules proposed by the right that include teaching children the black American slaves somehow benefited from their incarceration.
At one time accusations US leftist were racist were laughable. These accusations were dismissed. GOP gerrymandering and refusal to rebut racists in their ranks ensured their propaganda fell on deaf ears. Today it’s a claim many take seriously – particularly when there are far left zealots who say Jews are taking over the world or that Israel is an apartheid state.
How did claims of the far right against the left seemingly manifest themselves in the far left? Pick a dragon to worship – they are all working together.
Related Progressive Democrat Jayapal Apologizes for Calling Israel Racist Reuters
This is the death chart of Georges Ernest Boulanger (29 April 1837 – 30 September 1891), nicknamed Général Revanche (“General Revenge”). He was a French General and politician of the 19th century. He used inflammatory rhetoric and nationalism to vault to popularity during the Third Republic. He called for revenge against Germany for the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. In January of 1989 it was feared he had enough popularity to become a dictator and is considered by some historians to be the first fascist or “proto-fascist.”
He was considered a Republican because he did not go to church. Later it was realized that he was a conservative Monarchist.
His downfall from politics occurred in January of 1889 when he won a race for a seat as a deputy for Paris. His supporters were elated and wanted to conduct a coup d’etat; immediately take over the national government. He was a threat to the Republic and was accused by his detractors of treason (later convicted in absentia). He fled to Brussels and then to London. He committed suicide in 1891 with a pistol over the grave of his mistress Marguerite de Bonnemains who had died two months earlier.
The chart on the right is the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989). He was a religious leader of Twelver Shi’a Islam. He became the Ayatollah (religious title) around 1962. He went into exile in 1963, living in Iraq, Turkey and France. In Turkey he stayed in Bursa in the home of Colonel Ali Cetiner, head of Turkish Military Intelligence. According to the BBC, recently released documents show the Ayatollah had contact with the CIA on different occasions. He returned to Iran during the Iranian Revolution with the help of the US and France. The leaders of the countries were led to believe he would help calm the situation. He promptly took over the revolutionary government and formed a Theocracy. He eliminated all competition from the original groups behind the overthrow of Shah Pahlavi. Iran was then involved in a 10 year war with Iraq (Iran-Iraq War),
