Nugent’s statements declared antisemitic
Ted Nugent right before Christmas holding an autographed bow. (Photo: Facebook)
After doubling down on antisemitic remarks, rocker Ted Nugent attacked his critics, which includes gun groups, and called the condemnation a result of a PC world.
“How tragic that the self inflicted scourge of political correctness can blind so many otherwise intelligent people!” he said in a Facebook post Wednesday.
The National Rifle Association board member said he had received praise from the late Aaron Zelman, founder of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, and included his statement when Zelman died in 2010.
“If Aaron and I were together in Nuremberg Germany in 1938, I am confident that we would have led the charge to disarm Nazis and kill them with their own Lugers, refusing to board the trains or be told what to do,” Nugent wrote. He then described JPFO’s response as “sad bullshit.”
In a statement, the group condemned Nugent for sharing and commenting on a meme identifying gun control as a Jewish conspiracy.
“The deeply anti-Semitic comments and prominent positioning of the Israeli flag imagery as a tool of anti-Semitic identification combine to leave us deeply disturbed,” the JPFO said.
“While Nugent has long been known for outrageous and offensive statements, these latest comments place Nugent clearly over the line,” the group added.
Following the initial backlash, Nugent shared another meme of a group of people identified as Jews in Nazi Germany that reads, “How did Hitler get millions of people to follow along blindly and not fight back?” along with the his own comment, “Soulless sheep to slaughter. Not me.”
Outspoke websites Bearing Arms and The Truth About Guns criticized Nugent for his comments.
“I do think he owes the world a sincere apology,” said Bob Owens, owner of Bearing Arms, in a post on the matter.
Robert Farago, owner of TTAG, said Nugent’s statements push the pro-gun agenda into “full-on religious hatred.” He went on to describe himself and members of his staff as Jews.
“Given Mr. Nugent’s history of calling for the execution of gun control advocates, given the history of deadly anti-semitism in America (and beyond), Mr. Nugent’s thinly veiled call for violent action against Jewish gun control advocates is beyond reprehensible,” he said, adding Nugent should remove his statement and the NRA should revoke his board member status.
Following the initial post, the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights group, called for Nugent to remove the Facebook post.
Nugent should be ashamed for promoting anti-Semitic content, and we hope that good people on both sides of the gun control debate will reject his tactics and his message,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, the group’s chief executive officer.
Nugent found himself in a similar situation at the beginning of 2014 after an interview with Guns.com in which he called President Obama a “subhuman mongrel.” As a backlash ensued and resulted in concert cancellations and public outcry, he apologized. However, in later interviews he called the statement “precious.”
The post Nugent’s statements declared antisemitic appeared first on Guns.com.
Source: http://www.guns.com/2016/02/10/nugents-statements-declared-antisemitic/
Anyone can join.
Anyone can contribute.
Anyone can become informed about their world.
"United We Stand" Click Here To Create Your Personal Citizen Journalist Account Today, Be Sure To Invite Your Friends.
Humic & Fulvic Liquid Trace Mineral Complex
HerbAnomic’s Humic and Fulvic Liquid Trace Mineral Complex is a revolutionary New Humic and Fulvic Acid Complex designed to support your body at the cellular level. Our product has been thoroughly tested by an ISO/IEC Certified Lab for toxins and Heavy metals as well as for trace mineral content. We KNOW we have NO lead, arsenic, mercury, aluminum etc. in our Formula. This Humic & Fulvic Liquid Trace Mineral complex has high trace levels of naturally occurring Humic and Fulvic Acids as well as high trace levels of Zinc, Iron, Magnesium, Molybdenum, Potassium and more. There is a wide range of up to 70 trace minerals which occur naturally in our Complex at varying levels. We Choose to list the 8 substances which occur in higher trace levels on our supplement panel. We don’t claim a high number of minerals as other Humic and Fulvic Supplements do and leave you to guess which elements you’ll be getting. Order Your Humic Fulvic for Your Family by Clicking on this Link , or the Banner Below.
Our Formula is an exceptional value compared to other Humic Fulvic Minerals because...
It’s OXYGENATED
It Always Tests at 9.5+ pH
Preservative and Chemical Free
Allergen Free
Comes From a Pure, Unpolluted, Organic Source
Is an Excellent Source for Trace Minerals
Is From Whole, Prehisoric Plant Based Origin Material With Ionic Minerals and Constituents
Highly Conductive/Full of Extra Electrons
Is a Full Spectrum Complex
Our Humic and Fulvic Liquid Trace Mineral Complex has Minerals, Amino Acids, Poly Electrolytes, Phytochemicals, Polyphenols, Bioflavonoids and Trace Vitamins included with the Humic and Fulvic Acid. Our Source material is high in these constituents, where other manufacturers use inferior materials.
Try Our Humic and Fulvic Liquid Trace Mineral Complex today. Order Yours Today by Following This Link.
The “hurt feelings” crowd out in full force……..
What ever happened to “I may disagree with what you say but I will fight to the death for your right to say it” ?