"January 30th 1933 dawned cold and clear in Berlin as Adolph Hitler took his oath of office and promised Germans he would uphold the constitution.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"'I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,' Trump said in a private conversation in the White House, according to two people who heard him say this. 'People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.'”

~ Jeffrey Goldberg

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #military
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Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’

The Republican nominee’s preoccupation with dictators, and his disdain for the American military, is deepening.

The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"A desire to force U.S. military leaders to be obedient to him and not the Constitution is one of the constant themes of Trump’s military-related discourse."

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #military
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[dave_goldsmith@mastodon.scot]

@wdlindsy

I hope he gets one like Hitler's General Friedrich Olbricht.

[piousunyn@universeodon.com]

@wdlindsy The fact any Congress Critter who supported Jan 6 should be made accountable seems like a fantasy, just like Trump being held accountable?

[neadreport@social.vivaldi.net]

@wdlindsy After his comment about the great Arnold Palmer, I bet he meant to say "I need the kind of genitals that..."

[sdparris@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy i find it amusing that he thinks the military will do his bidding.

[skua@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy

Who was the arsewipe who ran the Gitmo torture program?

He'll know generals who'd stand by Trump.

[lyndamerry484@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy

' Joseph Goebbels that if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth.'

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@lyndamerry484 Yes. We must never forget.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@skua Yes, I suspect that's right.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@SDParris Egotism and narcissism always make us miscalculate what's going on in the world around us, don't they?

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@NeadReport That's hilarious. Thanks for providing a much-needed chuckle.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Piousunyn Seems that way, but I think the only response that avoids letting those folks dehumanize us by making us despair is to keep hoping.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Dave_Goldsmith Indeed. Not all of Hitler's generals were what the unschooled and unintelligent Trump imagines.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@jstatepost Someone I just read today — can't recall who right now — noted that Trump's polling advantage is that he has taken over a party intent on remaining loyal to its leader at all costs. That automatically gives him some 45% of votes, though, as you say, not everyone votes. As you rightly note, it takes only a rabid minority to seize control, as Hitler's takeover of Germany tells us. That's a lesson I don't think we can afford to forget.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@gavinisdie My friends and I often talk about that very thing.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@ASegar Very well-stated. Excellent analysis. I totally agree.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@BassRck5000 Yes we have.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@mj The precipitous rise of the far right in eastern parts of Germany (and Austria) is troubling, indeed. I like your summary statement very much:

"Choose freedom over living in toxic compliance."

That sounds absolutely right.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Stinson_108 I'm with you. I can point to at least 20 some ancestors who participated in the American Revolution, some dying in battle or due to wounds in battle. It's sad to think that what they gave their lives for may soon be null and void — because of decisions made by many of their own descendants.