Washington Examiner: Democrat Andrew Yang Attracts Supporter From White Nationalists

Once again, this is why labels can be so highly misleading:

“Andrew Yang, the 44 year-old New York tech entrepreneur running for the 2020 Democratic nomination, has one distinction he might want to lose: He is the preferred presidential candidate of white nationalists.

“[Yang] is not white, but he is the only Democrat who opposes anti-white identity politics,” Greg Johnson, editor-in-chief of the white nationalist site Counter Current Publishing, wrote in a post Monday. “He is also the only Democrat who has talked about the problems afflicting white America. I will vote for him in the Democratic primary, and I will vote for him as President if he goes up against Trump.”

Yang, who has recently seen his profile rise with the help of Reddit and 4chan users, has denounced white nationalism and says it is laughable that they would be supporting an Asian man. …”

It makes sense when you think about it.

The brain trust of White Nationalism is excited about Andrew Yang because finally here is a presidential candidate who isn’t an idiot. Yang is right that he is the exact opposite of Trump. Many “White Nationalists” also want the exact opposite of Trump.

The fact that Yang is Asian is an advantage. He can’t be harangued by the media for being a “white supremacist.” He isn’t going to be distrusted by other groups because of their racial anxieties. He can focus on ideas and policies and attract support from across the political spectrum. In contrast, Blompf had nothing going for him but bluster and polarization.

We’re not opposed to East Asians. We resent the fact that OUR LEADERS don’t have the sense to forward into the 21st century in the same way China and Japan are already doing now. Both countries have embraced economic and technological progress while preserving social cohesion.