U.S. government a friend to the far right around the world
NOVANEWS
By Satya Vatti
The following is an edited version of a talk given by PSL member Satya Vatti at an August 25th Liberation Forum in Albuquerque, N.M.
The significance of the events in Charlottesville is that it brought to light the emergence of an ideological fascist movement, which is armed and confident, and no longer in hiding. However, it is important to be clear that Trump is not the cause, but rather he is a horrible symptom of the system we live under. White supremacy didn’t begin with Trump, nor did it not exist under the first Black president of the United States.
We must place the growth of the “alt-right,” neo-Nazi white supremacist movement and its organized terror in the context of the international situation. There is a connection between what is happening her...