SMEAR & FEAR : See how Clay Higgins follows the REPUBLICAN RACIST PLAYBOOK
Clay Higgins’ Extremely Racist Tweet Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg
“Higgins (R‑La.) posted a mocking, racist tweet about “wild” Haitians practicing “vudu” and flooding into the US from the “nastiest country in the western hemisphere.” Bayou Brief investigated Higgins in 1992 one year after the former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard and neo-Nazi David Duke was nearly elected governor of Louisiana… Higgins admitted that he’d recently voted for David Duke for governor of Louisiana (a man who once decorated his college dorm room with a Nazi flag and picture of Adolf Hitler). — Mother Jones
Higgins is a former law enforcement officer who faced sanction for his treatment of an unarmed Black man he was detaining… Higgin’s viral videos called out criminals drifted into his referring to Black suspects as “animals.” — Washington Post
Connect the dots with this relationship map to see how Clay Higgins’ actions are straight from the Republican Racist Playbook. Learn about Nixon’s Southern Strategy to use racism to get elected. See how Trump copied many of Pat Buchanan’s Christian Nationalism ideas. How JD Vance was inspired by Pat Buchanan’s racist ideas…
Clay Higgins
In 2007, Higgins was a patrol officer for the Opelousas City police department. He resigned instead of receiving major disciplinary action for assaulting an unarmed Black man in custody. Police Chief Perry Gallow wrote a letter to the city council recommending discipline. The officer investigated alongside Higgins, accepted his punishment, and remained an Opelousas deputy for years. He later went to work for Higgins on his Congressional staff. — Level
Johnson and Scalise excuse Higgins’ racism
“Part of the reason Johnson and Scalise circled the wagons is that they, like Higgins, are Louisianans. Part of it, too, is that their majority is extremely narrow, and aggravating any individual legislator is something they would rather avoid. But part of it, without a doubt, is that holding Higgins to account means holding the party to account and holding its leader, Donald Trump, to account. How do you say that Higgins’s language was unacceptable when Trump and Vance are making similar claims?
This is precisely why it’s important to intercept false, inflammatory and racist rhetoric early on. The more you allow it to seep into the conversation, the more you simply accept it and the further it ends up traveling.” — Washington Post
Southern strategy
GOP Strategy in the 1960s to increase support from white voters in the South by subtly endorsing racial segregation, racial discrimination, and the disenfranchisement of Black voters. The strategy has also involved directly promoting conservative views on immigration, taxes, social welfare programs, law enforcement, and states’ rights. The Southern strategy proved successful. By the late 1970s, the regular political leadership of most Southern states had switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. — Brittanica
TakeAway: Hold MAGA Republicans accountable for their racism and immigrant-bashing. Elect Kamala Harris and Democrats.
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