White nationalists mourn the passing of their godfather, architect of the anti-immigrant movement, the guy who might as well have told Stephen Miller how to make America white again.
I've been fighting to unseal the #TantonPapers for 3 years. What don't they want us to see?
I've been fighting to unseal the #TantonPapers for 3 years. What don't they want us to see?
But there is some good news. Because Tanton died in July - the quarterly hate rag he launched called "The Social Contract" comes to an end.
That's one less white nationalist mouthpiece out there. Of course, one could argue it accomplished its purpose.
That's one less white nationalist mouthpiece out there. Of course, one could argue it accomplished its purpose.
That being the creation of anti-immigrant language that Tanton Network people could use to push policies like the #MuslimBan, ramped up #ICERaids, criminalization of immigrants, #MPP, and the rest of the Hate Torrent spewing out of the White House.
Tanton Network infested it.
Tanton Network infested it.
This is their hour.
This is what they spent 40 years preparing for, with Tanton at the helm.
Understand: we're infected by his poison, too. He got us asking questions like, "Is immigration really a good thing?"
This is what they spent 40 years preparing for, with Tanton at the helm.
Understand: we're infected by his poison, too. He got us asking questions like, "Is immigration really a good thing?"
He got us to waste time in shouting matches over some inherent economic value of immigration, reducing people to line items on a balance sheet.
He got us to turn a blind eye to the cruel system of family detention while he built it. Well before 45's arrival.
He got us to turn a blind eye to the cruel system of family detention while he built it. Well before 45's arrival.
He got us running scared. Scared of our neighbors. Our future American neighbors.
He got us to be greedy about our jobs like slices of pie, instead of asking why we can't all bake a bigger pie.
He got us to hate, or tolerate hate.
He got us to be greedy about our jobs like slices of pie, instead of asking why we can't all bake a bigger pie.
He got us to hate, or tolerate hate.
But now, perhaps, the veil is being pulled back.
Tanton's strength lay in his stealth. His camouflage.
Now, white nationalists who supported him are unafraid to spew their hate.
And that, folks, is their Achilles' heel. Now, people like you and me know their game.
Tanton's strength lay in his stealth. His camouflage.
Now, white nationalists who supported him are unafraid to spew their hate.
And that, folks, is their Achilles' heel. Now, people like you and me know their game.
So watch out for the Tanton groups. Learn about them. Call them out.
Check out plotagainstimmigrants.com.
They've been hiding in plain sight for 40 years.
That's why I've been fighting to unseal the #TantonPapers (see my pinned tweet.)
Let Tanton's thought perish with him.
Check out plotagainstimmigrants.com.
They've been hiding in plain sight for 40 years.
That's why I've been fighting to unseal the #TantonPapers (see my pinned tweet.)
Let Tanton's thought perish with him.
