This thread should be a cautionary tale about the dangers of hardcore partisan ideology. The affliction distorts both perceptions and thought processes.
There are people walking around who really do put Trump on par with the man responsible for the deaths and torture and suffering of millions, inter-generational suffering, and the literal destruction of so much of Europe. In their minds, equating the two is perfectly reasonable. They are serious.
Um, yeah. Here's the thing. In 1934, Hitler hadn't done any of those things yet. In fact, had Hitler keeled over and died in 1939, he probably would have been remembered fondly as Germany's greatest chancellor.
Why do I put Trump on Par with Hitler? Because of what he says. Because he dehumanizes Muslims and Hispanics the way Hitler dehumanized the Jews. Because he was honestly talking about deporting people without hearings today like this is all ******* normal.
Like a wild-eyed teenager on the streets of Damascus, or a sign-carrying Westboro Baptist Church member protesting at the funeral of a soldier, they're True Believers. Don't let this happen to you.
yes, be like Stormy Mac and don't beleive in anything and just pretend you are morally superior...
What a putz.
I don't see a reasonable excuse to mock the suffering of millions for political advantage.
We have more than enough checks and balances to avoid the next Hitler.
We do? Really, Stormy Mac?
Okay, the first check and balance should have been the GOP Nominating process. Oh, wait, that didn't work because the professional politicians couldn't pander to the hate of the GOP Base with an acceptable alternative who wasn't a nut.
Well... that didn't work. Well, how about the Election Well, Hillary won that, but Trump won the archaic Electoral College. You know, the Electoral College that was supposed to take action if the voters elected a dangerous demagogue. Oh, wait, no, they totally went along with it.
Well, he, we had another check and balance in Congress. They could have refused to certify the election, invoked the 25th Amendment to check Trump's sanity, or impeached him when it was pretty clear he was abusing his power. Oh, no, wait, they totally knuckled under.
So please don't get up here and tell me that it couldn't happen here... because my Grandparents were totally convinced it couldn't happe there.
If people as Smart as Germans could fall for this shit, people as dumb as Americans don't stand a chance.