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Gina Carano & The Alt Right Aren’t In Danger—They Are The Danger
For A Group That Complains About “Victim” Mentality They Love To Invoke It
My day got brighter when I heard that Gina Carano had been dropped from her series and supposed potential spinoff for The Mandalorian. Of course there’s no guarantee it’ll stick as organizations such as these don’t defer to such trivial matters as moral dilemmas, but rather what will financially line their wallets most. Still it was a bright spot that day. The last straw was an IG story the actress posted that drew a parallel between Jewish people being persecuted during the Holocaust by neighbors (according to Carano’s post) and alt-right being persecuted in the United States. Let’s be clear, there is no comparison that can be made. This isn’t even apples and oranges, this is apples and sewage, or a fresh apple and a fondant cake that looks like an apple—it’s a damn lie!
Actions vs. People
Jewish people were targeted because of anti-Semitic hate, that stemmed from nothing but a need to blame someone that they could label as “other”. They weren’t punished for their actions. They were brutally attacked, beaten, tortured, and murdered because they were Jewish. That’s it. Because of that they were in danger.
