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    Michael Hiltzik: Overt racism and antisemitism have become part of our political discourse. How did that happen?

    The fact that the Republican Party has a vacuum for its policy platform isn't necessarily a problem for the U.S., even if the GOP does manage to take control of one or both chambers of Congress. The real problem is that instead of a platform, what the party has offered America is a torrent of unalloyed racism and antisemitism. Experienced political observers are struck by the degree to which ...
    by Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times Oct 25, 2022 6 minutes
    Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks at a news conference after visiting the Holocaust Museum, outside the U.S. Capitol on June 14, 2021.

    The fact that the Republican Party has a vacuum for its policy platform isn't necessarily a problem for the U.S., even if the GOP does manage to take control of one or both chambers of Congress.

    The real problem is that instead of a platform, what the party has offered America is a torrent of unalloyed racism and antisemitism.

    Experienced political observers are struck by the degree to which overt racism and antisemitism has moved into the mainstream Republican and conservative discourse.

    "It would be wrong to think that what's happening today is completely unprecedented or a complete aberration," says UCLA political scientist Dov Waxman. "What has shifted is the way in which this has become increasingly legitimized."

    The outbreaks are everywhere.

    At an Arizona rally for Donald Trump earlier this month, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., stated, "Joe Biden's 5 million illegal aliens are on the verge of replacing you — replacing your jobs and replacing your kids in school and coming from all over the world. They're also replacing your culture, and that's not great for America."

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