Politician Slams White Nationalist Richard Spencer In Most Satisfying Way Possible

If white nationalists want to use music to express their hateful views, Broadway show tunes probably arent the best choice.Richard Spencer found that out Sunday when he posted a video of Tomorrow Belongs to Me from the classic musical Cabaret during a Twitter skirmish with Josh Marshall, editor of Talking Points Memo.Marshall and Spencer were arguing over Twitter when Marshall wroteTake your trash philosophy back to the 1930s, chump. Youre just a punk.Take your trash philosophy back to the 1930s, chump. You're just a punk. https://t.co/VTkcuPmlPO Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 18, 2017 Spencer responded by posting a video to Tomorrow Belongs to Me from the 1972 film version of Cabaret..@joshtpm 1930s' No, tomorrow belongs to us. https://t.co/gpmWYIITr4 Richard Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) March 18, 2017 In the musical, the song is meant to dramatically depict the rise of the Nazis in Germany and is supposed to induce chills.However, it has been mistaken for a real Nazi anthemand has been covered by white power bands, according to Mashable.Leave it to Jason Kander, Missouris former secretary of state, to put the song in perspective and Spencer in his place.Turns out Kanders great-uncle, John Kander, half of the acclaimed Broadway team of Kander & Ebb, wrote the lyrics to Cabaret. Jason Kander explained why the song may not be the white supremacist anthem Spencer assumed it was.Hey buddy, that song you love was written by my uncle. He's been married to my other uncle for 40 years. And he's a Jew. Sing it proud. https://t.co/yrL4242sl5 Jason Kander (@JasonKander) March 18, 2017 Spencer didnt respond to Kanders tweet, but he is no longer posting videos of show tunes taken out of context either.Kander was happy with how the exchange went, telling CNN: Its not every day you get to tell off a neo-Nazi.The tweet has been shared more than 40,000 times since Sunday. Kander believes its because people are upset about what they are seeing.When you look culturally at this, what is going on right now, and the feeling that some of these folks, like [Spencer], have sort of been given the license to be more mainstream, it bothers people, he said. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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