I argued that supporting his appointment showed support for the White Nationalist movement and the philosophy of White Supremacy.
The evidence for my argument was pulled from well-known White Nationalist websites.Prominent leaders of the White Nationalist movement spoke out, celebrating Bannon's appointment and the promise of an administration that supported their agenda.
All of that was held before our eyes. The writing was on the wall.
We cannot act surprised when we see the violent results of a tacit acceptance of White Nationalists and other white power hate groups.
I asked my conservative relatives and friends to renounce this ugly side of right-wing populism.
They reacted by dismissing the size of the movement, by accusing me of tarring the President with the same brush as the extremists, by suggesting I was exaggerating the threat.
They asked me to wait and see.
Today, I ask them to find an excuse for the violence and murder that their silence permitted.
I cannot excuse the silence.
