There is a fair balance of power now with liberals controlling the Executive Branch, a conservative majority in the Supreme Court, and a razor-thin split in Congress, but all that (Democracy) could go to hell in 2024 if Trump, Dictator on Day 1, wins the Electoral College. I really wish we could stop talking about this fascist creep.
… “balance” is not the same as fairness
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Taking into account the corporate underpinning of our political representatives in all branches, any semblance of a balance power is fair, but with Trump back in office, that semblance is highly likely to transition into a flat out misfeasance.
Yeah, because not being able to deal with deep, existential problems, thanks to a right wing minority is fucking awesome. I’m sure that they’ll negotiate on climate change when their whole deal is Armageddon. 
They are people who believe in the end of history (literally, Jesus will come back and kill the Jews who do not accept Jesus and all the rest of us for fun) and who believe that certain people should not exist (non-Christians, trans people, etc). I guess I’m the REAL asshole for refusing to accept that as part of “normal” politics"…
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I don’t think “normalized” is even a strong enough word. Regardless of whether they know it’s Hitler-speak, they celebrate it.
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Looks like a subversive cartoon for the people of the Third Reich. But I don’t think it would pass the censorship board.
And non-whites, apparently, and, who knows, maybe, people from “California”—I have seen people in other parts of the country (Deep South) literally shaking their heads at my family as soon as we tell them where we are from. Fortunately, we were able to find a common ground.
The type of Trump’s inciting rhetoric is what helped the Nazi’s win, and they did so within the power of their constitution.
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The true arbiter has spoken:
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“I never read ‘Mein Kampf’” he told the audience in Iowa. “They said Hitler said that — in a much different way. No, they’re coming from all over the world — people all over the world. We have no idea — they could be healthy, they could be very unhealthy, they could bring in disease that’s going to catch on in our country. But they do bring in crime. … They’re destroying the blood of the country, they’re destroying the fabric of our country, and we’re going to have to get them out.”
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I believe him. His speech writers read it, and Trump remembers the parts of the speech which quote it.
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Where is Stephen Miller these days? The bit about vermin is right up his alley.
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Are you trying to imply that just because the creators of cartoons like this haven’t been killed or imprisoned yet that means Trump and his supporters aren’t really fascists or that we are overstating the danger of said movement?
Because if so, there is all kinds of things wrong with that argument.
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The oddly specific denial. (Admittedly people usually think of Mein Kampf when Hitler book is mentioned.)
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So specific that it’s technically correct. A classic.
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Technically he could say that Hitler wasn’t the author of the book.
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and it’s not like hitler wrote or spoke much in english. ■■■■■ barely knows english himself, he definitely doesn’t know german
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No, could you please explain how you thought I implied any of that?
What were you implying, exactly?
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To answer your question, I was not implying anything. In my first post, I correctly point out that Trump is a fascist creep, and I wish we could stop talking about him. What I didn’t say is that I understand we should not. Because, if Trump were to win, he could, with help from the judicial branch and legislature, subvert our political system, which is supposed to have checks and balances, and try to reign as its dictator, similar to the Nazi party’s official takeover of the Weimar Republic in 1933. I know, there’s some more detail to disclose with regard to their methods. Trump’s rhetoric is explicit enough to be taken seriously. I do think it’s cool that Frauenfeld called out those words from Trump’s speech as similar to Nazi propaganda.
And, in my reply to the posted cartoon, I shared my opinion that in the Third Reich that sort of cartoon would not have been found in the Saturday morning funny pages, because the censorship board would not have allowed any discussion of saving half of any kittens, or half of any other group they said we should blend up, or talk of any centrism. Therefore, it is subversive for the people of the Third Reich. I appreciate the message of the cartoon. Even if I don’t think all the issues are “black” or “white”, all or none, I love subversive art, which can be very provocative. These are just my opinions. I try to keep them concise when I chime in, and I’m sometimes not as clever as I think I am. So, how did you imagine that I might have meant what you thought.
