Danger of a Trump second term? An ineffectual clown. Can't be compared to Hitler.
To those who think Hitler was an unique aberration in history, Pol Pot and Théoneste Bagosora would like a word.
'"This guy is a clown. He's like a caricature of himself." And a lot of them went through this whole litany about how even if Hitler got into a position of power, other German politicians would somehow be able to control him. '
@walterbays I sent that article to my RW friend. He predictably responded thus:
Peter, just cut it out. You're a super-partisan, Trump hater, sufferer of Trump derangement syndrome (and now Musk derangement syndrome). Every Republican candidate since WWII has been characterized by Dems as Hitleresque, and it's really quite tiring. Nonsense.
@peterquirk Hmm,
Eisenhower, not Hitler, defeated the Nazis
Nixon, not Hitler, opened China
Ford, not Hitler, repaired the nation
Reagan, not Hitler, defeated communism
Bush 41, not Hitler, prudent administrator of the economy
Bush 43, not Hitler, defeated Al Qaeda
Trump 45, failed to become Hitler despite his best efforts
Trump 47?? Promises to become Hitler
@walterbays He is reflexively pro-Trump, pro the good old days and anti-democratic. He constantly uses the term Constitutional Republic to describe America, rather than the more common term democracy. He is virulently pro-federalism and anti-federal government, complains about the way the DNC doesn't have primaries in some states, but resists the idea of standardizing electoral processes across the states.
@peterquirk The good old days, 1950s, weren't even all that good for straight white male Christians. And at that time they longed for the good old days, 1850s. But then it didn't help you all that much to be white if you didn't live in the big house with all the slaves and white servants at your command. Yet an appeal to the good old days has worked worldwide for many centuries, and people always believe it.