Trump not only has a "weird thing for Hitler." His political history, to some extent, mirrors Hitler's history:
1) In the beginning of his political career, people did not take Hitler seriously. They laughed at him. They found his ideas repugnant, but they considered him politically impotent.
Trump not only has a "weird thing for Hitler." His political history, to some extent, mirrors Hitler's history:
1) In the beginning of his political career, people did not take Hitler seriously. They laughed at him. They found his ideas repugnant, but they considered him politically impotent.
Quite similiarly, when his 2016 campaign was in its infancy, people found Trump to be a source of amusement. Political commentators laughed at him. They recognized the odiousness of his ideas, but they laughed as they were sure he'd never get any place with them.
2) Conservatives, junkers, and industrialists in Germany sided with Hitler, because he was fiercely anti-communist, but they thought they could rein him in, thwart his more extreme tendencies and prevent him from embarking on his deadlier and sicker escapades. Similiarly, in this country conservative Republicans thought they could control Trump, but he is controlling them. It reminds me of what JFK said in his inaugural addess: "Those who try to ride on the back of the tiger often end up inside the Tiger's belly."
Also, please take a look at my most recent article on Trump in which I assert that his presidency is illegitimate and must be contested and defied at every turn
Trump not only has a "weird thing for Hitler." His political history, to some extent, mirrors Hitler's history:
1) In the beginning of his political career, people did not take Hitler seriously. They laughed at him. They found his ideas repugnant, but they considered him politically impotent.
Quite similiarly, when his 2016 campaign was in its infancy, people found Trump to be a source of amusement. Political commentators laughed at him. They recognized the odiousness of his ideas, but they laughed as they were sure he'd never get any place with them.
2) Conservatives, junkers, and industrialists in Germany sided with Hitler, because he was fiercely anti-communist, but they thought they could rein him in, thwart his more extreme tendencies and prevent him from embarking on his deadlier and sicker escapades. Similiarly, in this country conservative Republicans thought they could control Trump, but he is controlling them. It reminds me of what JFK said in his inaugural addess: "Those who try to ride on the back of the tiger often end up inside the Tiger's belly."
Also, please take a look at my most recent article on Trump in which I assert that his presidency is illegitimate and must be contested and defied at every turn
https://davidgottfried.substack.com/p/if-g-d-is-dead-everything-is-permitted