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Think the left is politically violent? Young Republicans have a wake-up call for you

JL;DR SUMMARY Emily Tamkin's article in The Forward examines the troubling rise of antisemitism among young Republicans, as evidenced by leaked group chats discussing violent fantasies and Adolf Hitler admiration. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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American JewsPowerExtremismCongressLeft WingPolitical ViolenceRight WingJd VanceYoung Republicans

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
"Clashes at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA, in 2017."
Virginia, United States
"Jay Jones, who is running to be Virginias attorney general."
United States
"Trump officials and various figures across the right jumped to blame the murder on leftist political violence,"

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