"It’s wild to me that Trump’s fascism is only now breaking through as a major news story. Trump’s ideology has been evident from the start, and in every election cycle, his closing argument always comes down to white supremacy, fascism, hate, and white...

Wandering Star

@wdlindsy I called him a fascist in 2015 and I was accused of hyberbole and cheapening the term.

William Lindsey :toad:

"I stand corrected. I thought this year’s October surprise was the reality that Trump’s mental state had slipped so badly he could not campaign in any coherent way.

It turns out that the 2024 October surprise was the Trump campaign’s fascist rally at Madison Square Garden, a rally so extreme that Republicans running for office have been denouncing it all over social media tonight."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #MadisonSquareGarden
/9

October 27, 2024

I stand corrected.

(heathercoxrichardson.substack.com)

William Lindsey :toad:

"The headlines were brutal. 'MAGA speakers unleash ugly rhetoric at Trump's MSG rally,' read Axios. Politico wrote: 'Trump’s New York homecoming sparks backlash over racist and vulgar remarks.'
'Racist Remarks and Insults Mark Trump’s Madison Square Garden Rally,' the New York Times announced. 'Speakers at Trump rally make racist comments, hurl insults,' read CNN."

#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden
/10

William Lindsey :toad:

"But the biggest sign of the damage the rally did was the frantic backpedaling from Republicans in tight elections, who distanced themselves as fast as they could from the insults against Puerto Ricans, especially. The Trump campaign itself tried to distance itself from the 'floating island of garbage' quotation, only to be met with comments pointing out that Hinchcliffe’s set had been vetted and uploaded to the teleprompters."

#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden
/11

MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘

@wdlindsy
If I were the #Harris Campaign, I'd be assembling quotes from #OrangeHitler's #MSG rally for a National TV ad, adding:

"If you vote for T****, you're supporting this #racist hatred." #HeIsAFascist

William Lindsey :toad:

"'Forget about October surprise — instead maybe call it the October reveal,' Mark Follman of Mother Jones wrote. 'Trump's hate fest at Madison Square Garden has put the whole thing on grand hideous display… perhaps a nail in the coffin of his campaign? We'll see.'"

~ Mark Follman as quoted by Brian Stelter

#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden
/12

(view.newsletters.cnn.com)

John Robinson

@wdlindsy Well, what a surprise!

TCat - Vote Blue, Vote Harris

@wdlindsy
Counterpoint (courtesy of AOC)

Perhaps it's better to see the MSG event, not as a campaign event (as it obviously failed as a vote getting mechanism) and instead see it as a rally organising the post-loss insurrection movement (where grievance and lies are central)

#MSGRallyIsInsurrectionPartTwo

Huntn00

@wdlindsy This boy is one sick puppy, he does not hide his excrement , not only is it laying all over his room, he dances in it, and waves it in our faces, wanting us to happily breath it in.
Ironically he’s not the problem, it’s his Death to America, Losers Fan Club.
No exaggeration, they are intent on sticking a knife in the heart of what we know as this Democratic Republic, the United States of America.

William Lindsey :toad:

"The ugly spectacle on display last night was the closing pitch the Trump campaign wanted you to see. …

This was 100 percent Grade-A Trumpism. This is what they wanted people to see.

Last night, at Madison Square Garden, they presented to us Donald Trump’s vision for America."

~ William Kristol

#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden
/13

A Hatefest at the Garden

The ugly spectacle on display last night was the closing pitch the Trump campaign wanted you to see.

(www.thebulwark.com)

William Lindsey :toad:

@TCatInReality Or perhaps it's both at the same time.

William Lindsey :toad:

"What were some of the most offensive remarks? One speaker described Puerto Rico, home to 3.2 million US citizens, as an 'island of garbage'; Tucker Carlson mocked Kamala Harris’s racial identity; a radio host described Hillary Clinton as a 'sick bastard'; and a crucifix-wielding childhood friend of Trump’s declared that Harris was 'the antichrist.'"

~ Mattha Busby

#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden
/14

Trump fills Madison Square Garden with anger and vitriol | First Thing

In final campaign stretch, Trump and surrogates attack Harris and mock Puerto Rico. Plus, the science behind hugs

the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

GVF 🇨🇦

@wdlindsy And the crowd went wild.

Beating Trump is one thing. What about all the fascist followers?

William Lindsey :toad:

"Can’t say you did Nazi this coming."

~ Marcie Jones

#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden
/15

Donald Trump Held A Rally At Madison Square Garden And HOLY SH*T

Can’t say you did Nazi this coming.

(www.wonkette.com)

William Lindsey :toad:

"The fact that Republicans running for re-election in areas with significant Puerto Rican populations are apologizing on Sunday evening—violating the cardinal rule of Trumpism—'Never apologize,' shows that Republicans know they have offended multiple constituencies of Americans."

#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden
/16

Reasons to be hopeful!

October 28, 2024

(roberthubbell.substack.com)

Citoyen européen Ray Hindle ✔️

@wdlindsy Can you imagine the reaction if the same sort of thing had been said by the Democrats about, say, Florida?

William Lindsey :toad:

"Pay attention to the past to understand the present. This is a reboot of authoritarianism. Once fascists get power, it’s very hard to get them out. Along the way, many people suffer and die as the movement eventually burns out and betrays its followers."

~ Wajahat Ali

#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden
/17

The Hoods Were Off At Madison Square Garden

Donald Trump's MAGA rally at Madison Square Garden was a lazy, but terrifying, reboot of 1939. However, it gave us a clear look at a modern authoritarian movement that the majority can still reject.

(thelefthook.substack.com)

Luuk_Aalders

@wdlindsy

When the German fascists came to power, it took a war to get them out again.

William Lindsey :toad:

"We have been here before. In 1939, American Nazis held a rally at Madison Square Garden. Anne Applebaum, who writes for the Atlantic about government and authoritarianism, posted some original footage from the 1939 event, and it is worth your time. It is chilling. But the Greatest Generation didn't fall into the trap. We must not either."

~ Joyce Vance

#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden
/18

The Week Ahead

October 27, 2024

(joycevance.substack.com)

Preston MacDougall

@wdlindsy

#MSG + #TrumpEffect = #MadisonSquareGarbage