Why can't Trump disavow the Charlottesville neo-Nazi carnage?

I don't normally agree with Mathew d'Acncona, but this article is superb and nails it:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/13/charlottesville-white-supremacists-donald-trump

I am more than happy to agree with a moderate Conservative like d'Ancona or moderate Democrats like Viginia's Governor Terry Macauliffe and attack the extreme right; unlike Donald Trump. I could quote the whole article but here is a taste:

[quote] Only last week he (Trump) threatened a distant dictator with “fire and fury”. Yet, confronted with homegrown bigotry and its violent consequences, he dons the kid gloves of a politician anxious not to upset the militant wing of his base.[/quote]

[quote] It is hard to say how far he shares the alt-right convictions of his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, who believes that the essence of American identity is Judaeo-Christian nationalism and that this identity is in mortal peril. But, as candidate and president, he has been quite happy to surf on a tide of white resentment, careful not to disavow strongly the support of extremists and bigots.[/quote]

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MartinII · 70-79, M

They are completely different things. North Korea is, or is believed to be, a threat to the US. Even if some people involved in Charlottesville were "extremists and bigots" - aka people you disagree with - there is simply no parallel.

And, of course, General Lee was a great man.

And, of course, d'Ancona is a leftie!

Cheers

luckranger71 · 51-55, M

@MartinII : General Lee was a traitor to the United States of America. If you think different, I'd love the booze you're drinking.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@MartinII[quote]North Korea is, or is believed to be, a threat to the US. Even if some people involved in Charlottesville were "extremists and bigots" - aka people you disagree with - there is simply no parallel.[/quote]

I never said there was. I said that there was a difference in Trump's reaction. As does the article.

[quote]And, of course, d'Ancona is a leftie![/quote]

He is a Conservative Party supporter and personal friends with David Cameron!

MartinII · 70-79, M

@Burnley123 Contrasting Trump's reaction to North Korea on the one hand, violence at a demonstration on the other, makes no sense unless you see some parallel between the two.

Sadly, being a supporter of the Conservative Party is no guarantee that one is not a leftie!