Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gossard denied the Holocaust on Sunday, praised Adolf Hitler as a “brave man,” and many clearly false article.
Gossar’s weekly newsletter for voters contained several links to articles about himself. “Mr. Gosar: Warmongers Nuland and Blinken are dangerous fools who can kill us all,” referring to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
However, the actual article headline was edited by Gosar’s staff to remove the obvious anti-Semitism.The headline of the article the legislator linked to is “Congressman: Jewish warmongers Nuland and Blinken are dangerous idiots who could kill us all.” holocaust denial Conspiracy theories around 9/11.
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According to the author’s review on the Arizona Mirror website, there are people now promoting books claiming the Holocaust was a “fraud,” and many of the site’s articles spread common anti-Semitic tropes. ing.
The site is a strong supporter of the Kremlin and often republishes articles from Russia’s state-run propaganda websites Russia Today and Sputnik.The story Gosar shared First published by Sputnikbut its headline was changed to reflect the anti-Semitic tone of the site.
Gosar spokesman Rory McShane claimed the website changed the article’s headline on April 17, saying the congressman was using a “third-party tallying service” for the headline.
that day media problems for america is the day Miller published an article about Gossar’s promotion of the site and asked the Gossar camp for an explanation. The article doesn’t say it was updated on April 17th, it just says it was published on February 26th. McShane did not respond to a follow-up question asking how he knew Gosar knew the headlines had changed on April 17.
“I will not be using this website as a reference for future articles,” McShane told the Mirror. He said Gosar was “well-known as one of the top defenders of the State of Israel and a defender of the Jewish faith around the world, and regularly International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation.
But this isn’t the first time Gosar has promoted website content related to white supremacists promoting anti-Semitism.
2021, Gosar promoted the work Prominent white supremacist Vincent James Fox Unofficial Neo-Nazi Fight Club PropagandaGosar spoke at the same white supremacist conference as Fox years ago, alongside Holocaust denier and anti-Semite Nick Fuentes. First incumbent politician.
The work referred to the “great alternative theory”, popular among white supremacists, that white Americans were being replaced by immigrants. seized by extremist groups such as american identity movement and generation identity.
It also sparked violence. In 2011, the murder of Anders Behring Breivik at his Norwegian youth camp during the summer was feared that immigration would undermine his vision of a white, Christian Europe. was the cause.
in the United States, Tree of Life synagogue photography The 2018 Pittsburgh attacks were the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in US history. Just before that happened, the killer took to the right-wing social media site Gab and said he believed immigrants were brought in to “kill and replace our people.”
The following year, 51 people died and 40 were injured in New Zealand, but not before the shooter posted a 74-page manifesto titled “The Great Replacement.”
Also in 2019, in El Paso, Texas, the shooter who killed 23 people at a Walmart cited a manifesto that he said was in response to the “Hispanic invasion of Texas.” Then in 2022, a shooter killed 10 of him in Buffalo, New York, most of them black.
Gosar has often caught meme culture Used by white supremacists and neo-Nazis on his Twitter account, including the #DarkMAGA movement. Rooted in accelerationist neo-Nazis Memetic culture and many of the memes associated with it often express a desire for violence against a perceived enemy. Often accompanied by neo-Nazi imagery.
Gosar staff said they were unaware of #DarkMAGA until it was brought to their attention by the mirror.
“Rep. Gosar continues to show exactly who he is and what he stands for. This man has no shame and continues to be a stain on Arizona’s political landscape.” Paul Rockower, executive director of the Council on Jewish Community Relations in Greater Phoenix, said in a statement to the Mirror.
Neither the Arizona Republican Party nor the Mojave County Republican Party responded to questions about Gosar’s promotion of an anti-Semitic website.
