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Were the Catholics smeared as 'alt-right' by an official government agency, and especially by one involved in enforcement of the law?

Or are you merely pointing out that someone somewhere once said something bad, and so BSABSVR?



Not just ‘somebody’, but the Democrats eventual choice for presidential nominee.

Per Google:

Those who have called the organization "alt-right" or similar terms include:

Senator Mazie Hirono: During the confirmation process for judicial nominee Brian Buescher, the Democratic senator from Hawaii included written questions that implied the Knights of Columbus was an extremist group, and later doubled down on the sentiment, with some reports stating she framed religious protections as the "alt-right's position".

Senator Kamala Harris: As a senator from California, she was involved in similar questioning of Buescher.

Jill Filipovic: A fellow at the New America Foundation and a CNN contributor, she referred to the Knights of Columbus as a "right-wing extremist" group in a tweet.

Thankfully, the hate speech seems toned down after Harris’ defeat.


> Senator Kamala Harris: As a senator from California, she once said something kinda like that.

Weak sauce.

> Per Google:

Oh, per Google! Well, that's an incorruptible source of truth.




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