Arnold Schwarzenegger has recorded a four-minute videoin which he appealed to the neo-Nazis, white nationalists and neoconfederates.
“Bigotry does not happen on both sides. And there are no two sides to hate. And if you decide to March under the flag that symbolizes the murder of millions of people, and it can’t be two sides,” thus began the appeal of Schwarzenegger.
Then ex-Governor of California decided to recall Donald Trump, a toy action figure which he had in hand about “moral responsibility” of the President.
“You, as President of this great country, have a moral responsibility to broadcast an unambiguous message that you do not support hatred and racism,” said the actor.
We will remind, last Tuesday, Donald trump stated that the blame for the incident in Charlottesville lies on both sides of the conflict. Some businessmen became so outraged that in protest they came out of the Council on American industrial production.
Arnold Schwarzenegger volunteered to help the President and made him the following speech:
“As President of the United States and as a Republican, I refuse to support white Suprematists. In a country that was struck by Hitler’s army, there is no place Nazi flags. The party of Lincoln will not support those who wear the losing battle flags of the Confederacy”.
“Was that so hard? See, I told you,» he joked «Arnie», directing his question toy Trump.
After that, Schwarzenegger appealed to supporters of far-right views, calling them heroes “losers”, and the arguments they cite “lost”.
“Believe me, I know that most of these Nazis,” said the ex-Governor, who was born shortly after the Second world war, in 1947.
“I can tell you that these ghosts, which you idealize, spent the rest of their lives in shame. And now they are in hell,” he added.
But despite the condemnation of the views, “hate”, Arnold Schwarzenegger convinced that it’s never too late to make the choice to change. You need to understand that “everyone is equally valuable”.
Politician and actor advises anyone who is offended if they are called Nazis, just do not go around people that carry Nazi flags and chanting appropriate slogans.
“Go home! And even better – tell them that they are wrong when you glorify the ideology that killed millions of people. And then go home,” urged Arnold.
According to Schwarzenegger, so too must those who silence condemns racism. To defeat hatred, he believes, can only be openly confronted her.
“Of course, it is not always easy, but any stereotypes, whether racial, religious or gender – they like a cancer. If you have a tumor, you’re not going to silently hope that she will pass. Yes, you start [censored] her with chemo, I would make it or will try any experimental treatment until then, until it disappears. Exactly the same here,” added the actor.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided to end his speech with an appeal to support any non-governmental organization that fights hatred. He, for example, made a charitable donation to the Simon Wiesenthal Center, fighting anti-Semitism and terrorism.
“Let’s all promise now to leave the terrible ghosts of the past in the trash can of history. Where they belong”, said the voice at the end.
