The letter should be sent to every Democrat in Congress. If they ignore the message that Trump put forth today, as well as the Nazi salute by musk, they are complicit in the downfall of democracy as much as the true haters are.
I agree. Really it should be sent to EVERY member of Congress. They all need to be held accountable for the crimes against our country, our Constitution, our citizens, all who reside here, and the world that Trump is announcing himself ready to do, and which most of our Supreme Court, in its wisdom, has helped empower him to do with impunity.
What struck me like a hammer was the entire Democratic Party past and present assembled like mindless lemmings in this celebratory homage to fascism, their smiling faces and willing obsequious participation indesquishable from that of the MAGAites. None of the Democrats HAD to be there at all, let alone fully participating in this neon exaggeration of an over-played pompous spectacle. Certainly not a simple claim to the peacefully passing of the presidential torch. Biden's attendance alone could have carried that concilitory message. Democrats brought huge smiles to the faces of attendant MAGAites, and when Trump endlessly humiliated Biden, seated only a few feet away, the smiles of the MAGA fascists broadened into schadenfreudian delight. A complicant demonstration of capitual surrender. The take-away is this--start from scratch.
There was one important thing that was omitted. Just as Hitler had his brown shirts, his own militia, Trump will have his own militia to do his dirty work, the people he has let out of prison for their invasion of the Capitol. He will have their total loyalty and will engage in violence and destruction when ordered to do so by Trump.
17-year criminal defense attorney. Don't *think* that their entire supporting apparatus isn't already in place and 100% operable. Prison is the optimal place to organize in this direction.
Thank you for the summary of a deeply disturbing “speech”. (Diatribe might be more accurate).
I agree with the comment above that your letter needs to be sent to EVERY congresscritter (even the GQP, though they’re unlikely to read it, but a staffer might).
I kept my MLK day tradition alive by playing Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Inspirational, and sad at the same time, seeing how far we’ve backslid.
yikes. I'm grateful to those who watched that travesty so I didn't have to (I instead was teaching two water exercise classes and then getting my car serviced). I've been watching this cult with alarm for years now, grateful for Obama's 8 years to start preparing the damage done by W's 8, then Joe Biden's 4 years making historic progress against the damage done by the returning First Felon.
I am still not convinced that Harris/Walz lost the election, they ran a stellar campaign with only a few missteps (the biggest was not meeting with or allowing a Convention speech by the Palestinian American activists though Kamala did sound a nice note in her own speech).
I have been following the efforts of Stephen Spoonamore and a group of statisticians who claim they have evidence of a Russian Tail Hack in the swing states: how else can we explain big wins by Democrats in NC while First Felon wins the state? How else to explain how that orange stain wins a deep Blue county that didn't vote for him the last time?
We can all do something to resist, I hope everyone is following Timothy Snyder's Substack (among others). I hope people are organizing in their communities, inspired by Jess Piper (also on Substack), to help elect Democrats even though it might take a few cycles to do so (when Democrats talk the the people about the issues they care about, eventually we all win).
"Remember, it didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with politicians dividing the people with ‘us vs. them.’ It started with intolerance and hate speech, and when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye, it became a slippery slope to genocide.” ~ Auschwitz’s Exhibit
This should have been required reading for every single person in the United States since Trump first tiptoed—or rather, bulldozed—into our political landscape. He’s been saying the same things, the exact same things, since Day One, which feels like a hundred years ago. Honestly, this is the only political article I plan to read today, maybe ever again. We’ve dissected it, debated it, shouted it, tweeted it, and said it all. At this point, I’m officially filing it under “done.” Self-care is calling, and it sounds a lot like a bubble bath and some chocolate cake.
My contempt towards the 78 year old drug addled,connard… his mobbed up career criminal, Russian fealty history, which I’ve investigated for years. I wouldn’t consider watching any of the fascist charade Patrice! I must however, thank you for sharing this exceptionally crafted piece!!
The fascist playbook adopted by Hitler, Stalin, Franco, Mussolini, etc. include military force to control opposition, appointments alignment with Christian nationalists, intimidation of media, favoritism or punishment of business to win compliance, imposition of male dominance and female submission, and aggression/violence against political opponents and democratic institutions.
The business elite in Germany were also behind Hitler as the weapons of war they made them very wealthy and they hid their money in Switzerland as a recourse if Germany got defeated.
Witness the presence of the American business elite at the inauguration and their building of the new weapons of todays mis-information war. Goebbels would be drooling at the propaganda power in their hands and their use to support a Fuhrer's kingly territorial ambitions (Greenland is the new Sudetenland) - and to ensure a place in the new 1000 year imperial court.
Trump will also hiding his loot in crypto along with his techno-fascist bros.
Musk and his Nazi salute are a lovely visual reminder of where this is all headed. I am sure the hearts of Goebbels and Himmler are swelling with pride. Trump has always wanted to be another Hitler - he made that evident from his first term, if you cared to pay attention. This is dangerous stuff, but people are still trying to brush it off, "Oh, he didn't really mean that".
The Nazis/rightwing fanatics have been waiting in the wings since WWII to come back and spread their hatred and reclaim their power; their moment has evidently come. With his speech filled with lies and hatred, Trump showed very clearly who is is. And with the Supreme Court giving him "carte blanche", I am fearful of what happens next. My only hope is that people will wake up quickly and organize against this existential threat. Because, if they follow the old fascist playbook, they will soon dismantle the free press (already started) and restrict free speech and communication and ensure that people are getting their "information" from Fox News, X, Facebook, TikTok - all perfect platforms to spread propaganda very quickly to a very gullible people and to ensure that any resistance is quelled. (And, no, God didn't save him - my money's on Satan.)
My grandmother survived the Nazi regime; she caught the last train before Dresden was bombed. I am outraged by Musk’s symbol of hatred and violence. I hope the entire world condemns this act for what it represents. This is a sign of the beginning of atrocities. When did people in the U.S. become so unbelievably immoral and soulless that they cheer and applaud this nonsense? These unhinged madmen will only leave destruction in their wake. The world is watching this with disbelief and horror. I feel sick to my stomach. I truly hope that justice is served, as it was for those who perpetuated the horrors of the past. It didn’t end well for Hitler, and I hope history teaches us the same lessons for those like Trump and Musk.
All Trump voters have blood on their hands. People are dying because of his brutal policies, especially young women who are suffering directly from his cruel decisions. His decisions are harmful, deadly, and will be remembered as such. Every person who backed him shares responsibility for the pain and destruction his administration is causing. He's a terrorist!
The letter should be sent to every Democrat in Congress. If they ignore the message that Trump put forth today, as well as the Nazi salute by musk, they are complicit in the downfall of democracy as much as the true haters are.
I agree. Really it should be sent to EVERY member of Congress. They all need to be held accountable for the crimes against our country, our Constitution, our citizens, all who reside here, and the world that Trump is announcing himself ready to do, and which most of our Supreme Court, in its wisdom, has helped empower him to do with impunity.
It should also go to the 36% who didn't bother voting - this is where their apathy has landed us.
If you’re too dumb to vote you’re too dumb to care
Sad but true
If voting really made a difference, you think they'd let you do it?
They? Paranoid much?
Recognize sarcasm much? 😆
Apathy and paranoia I doubt have much intersection
Excellent idea Bob!!
Every time I see musk (no caps for vermin) I want to vomit ….
What struck me like a hammer was the entire Democratic Party past and present assembled like mindless lemmings in this celebratory homage to fascism, their smiling faces and willing obsequious participation indesquishable from that of the MAGAites. None of the Democrats HAD to be there at all, let alone fully participating in this neon exaggeration of an over-played pompous spectacle. Certainly not a simple claim to the peacefully passing of the presidential torch. Biden's attendance alone could have carried that concilitory message. Democrats brought huge smiles to the faces of attendant MAGAites, and when Trump endlessly humiliated Biden, seated only a few feet away, the smiles of the MAGA fascists broadened into schadenfreudian delight. A complicant demonstration of capitual surrender. The take-away is this--start from scratch.
💯
“ I was saved by God” is really a cult leader thing to say.
Wonder if Steve miller wrote this speech.
Probably not, but Stephen Miller (PeeWee German) might have. Steve Miller is the Space Cowboy/ the Gangster of Love.
one and the same trump pet hate specialist...
Some people call him Maurice
Entirely possible. 😞
Of course he did! The Jewish traitor to his Race! And I believe his ancestors were Holocaust victims…
Likely Jeannie!!
There was one important thing that was omitted. Just as Hitler had his brown shirts, his own militia, Trump will have his own militia to do his dirty work, the people he has let out of prison for their invasion of the Capitol. He will have their total loyalty and will engage in violence and destruction when ordered to do so by Trump.
Frightening, but true.
17-year criminal defense attorney. Don't *think* that their entire supporting apparatus isn't already in place and 100% operable. Prison is the optimal place to organize in this direction.
Thank you for the summary of a deeply disturbing “speech”. (Diatribe might be more accurate).
I agree with the comment above that your letter needs to be sent to EVERY congresscritter (even the GQP, though they’re unlikely to read it, but a staffer might).
I kept my MLK day tradition alive by playing Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Inspirational, and sad at the same time, seeing how far we’ve backslid.
https://youtu.be/ENEwiaMraVI
yikes. I'm grateful to those who watched that travesty so I didn't have to (I instead was teaching two water exercise classes and then getting my car serviced). I've been watching this cult with alarm for years now, grateful for Obama's 8 years to start preparing the damage done by W's 8, then Joe Biden's 4 years making historic progress against the damage done by the returning First Felon.
I am still not convinced that Harris/Walz lost the election, they ran a stellar campaign with only a few missteps (the biggest was not meeting with or allowing a Convention speech by the Palestinian American activists though Kamala did sound a nice note in her own speech).
I have been following the efforts of Stephen Spoonamore and a group of statisticians who claim they have evidence of a Russian Tail Hack in the swing states: how else can we explain big wins by Democrats in NC while First Felon wins the state? How else to explain how that orange stain wins a deep Blue county that didn't vote for him the last time?
We can all do something to resist, I hope everyone is following Timothy Snyder's Substack (among others). I hope people are organizing in their communities, inspired by Jess Piper (also on Substack), to help elect Democrats even though it might take a few cycles to do so (when Democrats talk the the people about the issues they care about, eventually we all win).
And I hope the statisticians are soon to file their lawsuits over the Russian Tail Hack. here is the video I saw and it will blow your mind: https://youtu.be/qmzGOQwMG_k?si=2JS49PKbUOOC9w2n
"Remember, it didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with politicians dividing the people with ‘us vs. them.’ It started with intolerance and hate speech, and when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye, it became a slippery slope to genocide.” ~ Auschwitz’s Exhibit
This should have been required reading for every single person in the United States since Trump first tiptoed—or rather, bulldozed—into our political landscape. He’s been saying the same things, the exact same things, since Day One, which feels like a hundred years ago. Honestly, this is the only political article I plan to read today, maybe ever again. We’ve dissected it, debated it, shouted it, tweeted it, and said it all. At this point, I’m officially filing it under “done.” Self-care is calling, and it sounds a lot like a bubble bath and some chocolate cake.
My contempt towards the 78 year old drug addled,connard… his mobbed up career criminal, Russian fealty history, which I’ve investigated for years. I wouldn’t consider watching any of the fascist charade Patrice! I must however, thank you for sharing this exceptionally crafted piece!!
So the same God that gives kids childhood cancer has decided to save the buffoon to make America great again? Jesus, what a bunch of freaking morons.
The fascist playbook adopted by Hitler, Stalin, Franco, Mussolini, etc. include military force to control opposition, appointments alignment with Christian nationalists, intimidation of media, favoritism or punishment of business to win compliance, imposition of male dominance and female submission, and aggression/violence against political opponents and democratic institutions.
The business elite in Germany were also behind Hitler as the weapons of war they made them very wealthy and they hid their money in Switzerland as a recourse if Germany got defeated.
Witness the presence of the American business elite at the inauguration and their building of the new weapons of todays mis-information war. Goebbels would be drooling at the propaganda power in their hands and their use to support a Fuhrer's kingly territorial ambitions (Greenland is the new Sudetenland) - and to ensure a place in the new 1000 year imperial court.
Trump will also hiding his loot in crypto along with his techno-fascist bros.
Musk and his Nazi salute are a lovely visual reminder of where this is all headed. I am sure the hearts of Goebbels and Himmler are swelling with pride. Trump has always wanted to be another Hitler - he made that evident from his first term, if you cared to pay attention. This is dangerous stuff, but people are still trying to brush it off, "Oh, he didn't really mean that".
The Nazis/rightwing fanatics have been waiting in the wings since WWII to come back and spread their hatred and reclaim their power; their moment has evidently come. With his speech filled with lies and hatred, Trump showed very clearly who is is. And with the Supreme Court giving him "carte blanche", I am fearful of what happens next. My only hope is that people will wake up quickly and organize against this existential threat. Because, if they follow the old fascist playbook, they will soon dismantle the free press (already started) and restrict free speech and communication and ensure that people are getting their "information" from Fox News, X, Facebook, TikTok - all perfect platforms to spread propaganda very quickly to a very gullible people and to ensure that any resistance is quelled. (And, no, God didn't save him - my money's on Satan.)
Maybe Hitler will do one good thing? Come and fetch trump.
My grandmother survived the Nazi regime; she caught the last train before Dresden was bombed. I am outraged by Musk’s symbol of hatred and violence. I hope the entire world condemns this act for what it represents. This is a sign of the beginning of atrocities. When did people in the U.S. become so unbelievably immoral and soulless that they cheer and applaud this nonsense? These unhinged madmen will only leave destruction in their wake. The world is watching this with disbelief and horror. I feel sick to my stomach. I truly hope that justice is served, as it was for those who perpetuated the horrors of the past. It didn’t end well for Hitler, and I hope history teaches us the same lessons for those like Trump and Musk.
All Trump voters have blood on their hands. People are dying because of his brutal policies, especially young women who are suffering directly from his cruel decisions. His decisions are harmful, deadly, and will be remembered as such. Every person who backed him shares responsibility for the pain and destruction his administration is causing. He's a terrorist!