Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

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General John Kelly: "He said that, in his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law."

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Well this is terrifying:

 

Top US general warned of ‘Reichstag moment’ in Trump’s turbulent last days 

Gen Mark Milley drew comparison to Nazi Germany as Trump tried to overturn election defeat, new book "I Alone Can Fix This" says

Shortly before the deadly attack on the US Capitol on 6 January, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Mark Milley, told aides the US was facing a “Reichstag moment” because Donald Trump was preaching “the gospel of the Führer”, according to an eagerly awaited book about Trump’s last year in office. J
 
Trump told chief of staff Hitler ‘did a lot of good things’, book says. Milley’s invocation of Germany under the Third Reich follows a report in another book, "Frankly, We Did Win This Election," by Michael C Bender, that Trump told his chief of staff, John Kelly, “Hitler did a lot of good things”.



These reports on these books will change no Trump cultist's mind about their idol, but they will make thinking folks stop and realize how close we were to having an ignorant, malignant narcissist destroy our fragile Amerian democracy.


The one saving grace of Trump is that he is such an incompetent lunatic who isn't capable of organizing a successful coup -- not that he didn't try. The Trumpublicans learned a lesson from the whole thing though -- start passing new election laws and reorganizing the election-counting machinery so that they can succeed in stealing the election next time.

General Milley on his fears of Trump and Trump's armed thugs:  


“We’re going to put a ring of steel around this city and the Nazis aren’t getting in.” 


And yet, Republicans failed to find him guilty and remove him from office, twice.

All of this based on Trump's damnable Big Lie!

7 comments:

Mike said...

I've actually thought about going out and buying a rifle to defend our democracy against the lunatic right-wing if it came to that. I don't think the left would just roll over and accept a takeover.

Anonymous said...

Terrifying yes. Surprising no.

And this is what the GQP want. A dictatorial mad man leading the country. They'll ALL nuts.

Dave Miller said...

Shaw... you know all of these books coming out are false. It's just a bunch of sad sack losers trying to capitalize on their past proximity to the "greatest president ever" who did "so many great things" and was "restoring America's greatness" everyday he was in the White House.

You should be ashamed to post such drivel.

I have no idea why you would trust the words of literally hundreds of sources, reporters who have verified their stories through many people and editors who work hard to make sure the facts presented are correct so as to avoid lawsuits.

Shaw Kenawe said...

“I generally shy away from words like these, but they are simply undeniable:

Donald Trump is a fascist.

The fact that the leaders of America’s military were on alert for a potential coup attempt is appalling, frightening but, stunningly, not surprising.” —David Axelrod

Shaw Kenawe said...

Hers Trump talking to Breitbart months before the 2020 election. It’s very clear he believed he would lead a coup against the US:
The relevant Trump quote:

"I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of Bikers for Trump. I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough...until they go to a certain point, & then it would be very bad, very bad".

In a normal America, Trump would have been shunned and disgraced for making such a traitorous statement. Instead, he had thousands of “Americans” still supporting him.

Shaw Kenawe said...

There’s a Word for What Trumpism Is Becoming

The relentless messaging by Trump and his supporters has inflicted a measurable wound on American democracy.

Anonymous said...

America, if it falls will be the result of internal forces.

We're peering into the precipice.