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CPAC Attracts the GOP’s Worst Elements — But Van Jones Still Went
Only hardcore political junkies, like me, pay attention to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC,) held last week. I watch the annual wingnut fest every year to see how Republican neo-fascists try to outdo themselves in howling at the moon. It used to be funny, but now they’re running not only the Republican Party but the entire government — which explains the current political chaos.
Since I’ve been following CPAC, I’ve noticed it attracts the dregs of the right-wing. White supremacists, Islamophobes, homophobes and anti-Semites, basically the alt-right, before that term became hip. A few years ago, a young white man stood up during a CPAC seminar and said he wanted to go back to racial segregation. He also said slaves should have been grateful for receiving free room and board. Ironically, this was in a seminar about how to increase diversity in the GOP!
This year’s CPAC also attracted several extremists. “Among those spotted was Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist podcaster who lurked around the edges of CPAC like a vulture. Faith…
