Donald Trump’s elevation of Stephen Bannon to top campaign executive is a deplorable legitimization of an alt-right champion. Hillary Clinton was correct last week when she denounced the alt-right’s vile, disturbing love for white nationalism and anti-Semitism, though her use of the bully pulpit may not have been the wisest. By naming the group and giving it further publicity, her speech in some ways also legitimized its hate by giving free, earned media–which is why alt-right leaders rejoiced with glee during and following her speech. They were pleased such a prominent figure would generate a spike in searches for their band, and if there’s one thing Trump has illustrated is the power of publicity, positive or negative.  Even more disturbing is Clinton’s hypocrisy on hate. Even as she denounced the alt-right’s hate mongering, as secretary of state she laid the groundwork to enable Iran, the biggest state-sponsor of hate, to line its pockets to expand its terrorist operations and anti-Semitic intentions. Iran is a major player in backing regimes of hate, misogyny and theocracy, from Hamas to Hezbollah and Syria. The State Department itself reports on on how Iran has been unwilling to identify and bring to justice senior al-Qaida…
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