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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Man, everyone in this thread sounds young. I say that because it seems that none of you remember who David Duke was back in the 80's/90's and how similar the coverage and response to Richard Spencer is.

Basically, Spencer is starved for attention and fame. Like Duke, they both use reactionary far-right politics to shock and titillate. Only real difference is that Duke managed to serve as a Congressman briefly, whereas Spencer can't even handle herding internet goofballs.[/quote]
I’m 48 and remember David Duke. He was never a Congressman, he served briefly in the Louisiana state house. And the Republican Party fell all over itself denouncing him when he ran for higher offices than that. That’s what’s not happening now.[/quote]

David Duke received 39% of the vote in the governor’s race in Louisiana in 1991. You are trying to minimize the amount of bigotry in that region. It was very, very bad and probably still is.[/quote]
I never said Republicans didn’t vote for him, they clearly did. That was the “Vote for the crook, it’s important” election. But George H.W. Bush and the entire national GOP gave him no support. The top of the party would react differently today. Slate’s Slow Burn podcast did a season on Duke, it was really interesting.[/quote]

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