Massie has a future in the GOP
Posted on: February 1, 2022 at 09:54:13 CT
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Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, has been a vocal critic of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director, who also serves as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser.
On Sunday, Massie sarcastically tweeted, "You mustn't question Fauci, for he is science." Under those words, Massie posted an image that featured a giant hand crushing a group of much smaller people. The image includes a quote it attributed to Voltaire, the 18th-century Enlightenment writer and philosopher: "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize."
Facts First: There is no record of Voltaire ever uttering these words. The quote is commonly attributed to Kevin Alfred Strom, a neo-Nazi who pleaded guilty in 2008 to possession of child pornography. Strom uttered a similar quote during a virulently antisemitic 1993 radio broadcast.
Strom said in the 1993 broadcast: "To determine the true rulers of any society, all you must do is ask yourself this question: Who is it that I am not permitted to criticize?" The context in which he posed the question made clear that this was a reference to Jewish people.