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Acclaimed columnist Jerry Saltz stirs up storm after saying ‘Republicanism’ should be treated like CORONAVIRUS | Acclaimed columnist Jerry Saltz stirs up storm after saying ‘Republicanism’ should be treated like CORONAVIRUS |
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Pulitzer prize winner Jerry Saltz sparked outrage online after saying that Republicanism should be dealt with like Covid-19. Facing backlash, the columnist explained that he meant the ideology, not its adherents. | |
“Republicanism is no longer a political problem; Republicanism is a social problem. It must be treated in the same way coronavirus is treated: it has to be isolated and snuffed-out by repressing it in about 70% of the general population,” the art critic and columnist for New York Magazine and Pulitzer Prize recipient tweeted on Saturday. | |
The colorful analogy did not go down well with many, who said the tweet sounds “a bit gulag-y” and something a Nazi propagandist could have uttered. | |
“You gonna kill some people, Jerry? Sounds like you are,” one person wrote. | |
Conservative pundit Mark Cernovich did not mince words, accusing Saltz of “sounding like Hitler.” | Conservative pundit Mark Cernovich did not mince words, accusing Saltz of “sounding like Hitler.” |
“This is the most un-American tweet I think I've ever seen. Maybe it's a joke or an exaggeration to prove a point? Please tell me this isn't really what it appears to be,” author and entrepreneur Josh Dolin tweeted. | |
Forty minutes after posting his original tweet, Saltz attempted to clarify, saying he “obviously” meant that it’s the ideology that needs to be repressed, not its followers. | |
The explanation, however, did little to placate the detractors, since the can of worms had already been opened. | The explanation, however, did little to placate the detractors, since the can of worms had already been opened. |
Some argued that it’s impossible to separate Republicans from Republicanism. | Some argued that it’s impossible to separate Republicans from Republicanism. |
“You mean just like Judaism? Is it possible to treat an ‘ism’ without snuffing out or repressing those that represent or believe in it?” one commenter said. | |
Others said Saltz went into damage control mode only “after getting righteously and continuously reamed for 40 minutes.” | |
“If it were obvious, it wouldn't require clarification,” one person tweeted. | |
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