A county Republican Party in New York on Thursday removed a video from its Facebook page widely condemned as anti-Semitic.
The video was posted Wednesday by the Rockland County Republican Party and featured a warning of a “takeover” by Hasidic Jews, NBC 4 New York reported.
The video included local news clips detailing community issues claimed to be caused by the recent influx of Jewish people in the county set to ominous music with images of dark storm clouds.
It included messages like "our families" and "our way of life" are at stake.
"If they win, we lose," the video concluded. "Take back control."
"Regardless of your thoughts of the video, there are facts that cannot be ignored," Garvey wrote. "What is happening in Rockland is unconscionable."
Both Garvey and the video are referring to recent issues in the county regarding building code enforcement, schools and other public services as the Orthodox Jewish population in Rockland has increased, the local news outlet notes.
So...
Yeah.
The far-right is pretty normalized now i'd say tbh. I think to some extent it's the progression of tribal politics and the gradual normalization of this kind of demonization.
Arguably this wave of it started with 9/11, but has continued to escalate over time, receiving a booster shot when the left began doing similar shit to whites and males, which basically allowed the far-right to become normalized as a "turnabout is fair play" kind of thing, and even arguably necessitating the tactics to stay relevant in terms of outrage generated and eyeballs glued to a screen. By allowing any of it to be permissible, the other side is forced into similar tactics due to how the modern information system works.