Neo-Nazi Media Darling and accused domestic abuser Richard Spencer had a meltdown on Twitter after Iranian authorities launched a missile attack against a US base in Iraq.
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— This Is Not A Thom Dunn T-Shirt (@thomdunn) January 8, 2020
Spencer went on to post and retweet some other criticisms of the “American Empire” and pinned a tweet saying, “To the people of Iran, There are millions of Americans who do not want war, who do not hate you, and who respect your nation and its history. After our traitorous elite is brought to justice, we hope to achieve peace, reconciliation, and forgiveness.”
Spencer also led a protest against airstrikes in Syria in 2017. Granted, his anti-interventionist stance is largely based in anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic beliefs. (See also: Ecofascism.) So this is less of a “My enemy’s enemy is my friend,” and more of a “My enemy’s enemy is still my enemy even though we kind-of agree on a single action despite coming to those views for completely opposing reasons, which is why we are enemies.” But still. Broken clocks, et cetera et cetera.
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