Trump campaign runs ads with marking once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: Washington Post

In its online salvo against antifa and “far-left mobs,” President Trump’s reelection campaign is displaying a marking once used by the Nazis to designate political prisoners in concentration camps.

The red inverted triangle was first used in the 1930s to identify Communists, and was applied as well to Social Democrats, liberals, Freemasons and other members of opposition parties. The badge forced on Jewish political prisoners, by contrast, featured a red inverted triangle superimposed on a yellow triangle.

A spokesman for the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The symbol appeared in Facebook ads run by Trump and Vice President Pence, as well as the “Team Trump” account on Facebook. It was featured alongside text warning of “Dangerous MOBS of far-left groups” and asking users to sign a petition about antifa, a loose collection of anti-fascist activists whom the Trump administration has sought to tie to recent violence, in spite of arrest records showing their involvement is trivial.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/18/trump-campaign-runs-ads-with-marking-once-used-by-nazis-designate-political-prisoners/

[Thomas Hurt]

1. Trump newspeak conspiracy...fascists are leftists and the anti fascists are really fascists.

More right wing projection...accuse your rivals and enemies of doing what you are doing yourself.

[iluvtennis]

7. Exactly. nt

[plimsoll]

14. No the red triangle was a dog whistle

To all his little fascists. This is was the mark of the leftists. Little yellow star for Jews, pink Triangle for homosexuals, red triangles for communists, social democrats etc.

[soothsayer]

2. At least they don't hide what they are

[zipplewrath]

3. Not a coincidence

I see the hand of a Steve Miller staffer here. Sending subtle encouragement to the nazi lovers in the base.

[lark]

4. drumpf loves and admires Hitler and follows his playbook all the time.

This is just another of many examples of his love of fascists and fascism.

[lonely bird]

6. Not to mention...

Duterte, Orban, Bolsonair, Xi and his fave, Putin.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. America needs to be alerted to this, thanks to WAPO

Make no mistake they are telling you who they are and where they're going

[dhill926]

8. you go right after that fascist vote, asshole...

pretty sure it ain't gonna put you over the top.

[Dawson Leery]

9. Trump supports concentration camps....

[cayugafalls]

10. History repeats.

Human nature is ugly and they are signaling to the Nazi factions in this country.

Ignore it at your own peril.

Every Reporter should be asking;

"Why are you aligning your administration with Nazis?"

"Why do you call Anti-Fascist, Fascist?"

"Why do you demonize those who are exercising their rights to free speech?"

"Why is your administration signaling to 2A activists to interrupt peaceful protests?"

[ananda]

11. I think they did it on purpose and ..

.. it is very, very careless to say the least
is a serious understatement.

More like sinister and ominous ...

[volstork]

12. They are loathsome.

n/t

[Corgigal]

13. Not a smart way

to expand your voting base. You already have that small number of nazi voters. They also like to be arrested, so making sure they are able to vote when needed, maybe problematic.

But you be you Trump. I think he not worried about actual voting, he just wants clapping.

[Sugarcoated]

15. Paywall

[blakstoneranger]

16. Conservative Go-To: When All Else Fails, Use Racism and Fear!

[Fla Dem]

17. Here's the Facebook Ad.

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-trump-facebook-ads-nazi-blitz-20200618-lpdtlat62fcbzdy2dncj3hgsdq-story.html

[Hekate]

19. Thanks. I don't want to go to FB

[Hekate]

18. "When they tell you who they are, believe them"

Our choice is incredibly stark.

I have no patience anymore for people telling us that Biden's ads need to natter on about policy proposals. -- Anyone who wants to can go to his website, where all of that is laid out in excruciating detail.

What we have is a national emergency, and afaic Joe's "Soul of America ad" said it all.