This is Nazism.
The answer to the ontological question “Is Lou Dobbs vile enough to book a guest too vile even for Lou Dobbs?”
To be clear, what I mean when I say "This is Nazism" is that Nazis did exactly, exactly this.
They conflated an already-disempowered minority with crime, with an invading horde, with spreading disease.
They called them animals.
They separated the families.
Put them in cages.
They conflated an already-disempowered minority with crime, with an invading horde, with spreading disease.
They called them animals.
They separated the families.
Put them in cages.
They would use the demonization to gin up violence, and then they'd blame the violence on the people that were harmed.
And then they'd use that blame to ratchet up the demonization.
And gin up more violence.
And blame the victims.
Repeat.
And then they'd use that blame to ratchet up the demonization.
And gin up more violence.
And blame the victims.
Repeat.
It's not a reach or a metaphor or an analogy or a comparison.
It's the exact same thing happening now as happened then.
It's like saying "The color blue is the color blue."
It's the exact same thing happening now as happened then.
It's like saying "The color blue is the color blue."
And yes, this is the daily message of the President.
And yes, many in his party murmur dissent, but none step in, though they're empowered, though doing so is their role and their duty.
And yes, many in his party murmur agreement. More each day. And many do more than murmur.
And yes, many in his party murmur dissent, but none step in, though they're empowered, though doing so is their role and their duty.
And yes, many in his party murmur agreement. More each day. And many do more than murmur.
And sure enough, his voters gather at his rallies, and they hear the message and they cheer and clap and hoot and stomp and chant.
Rallies, we've seen before, too. Chanting, we've seen.
Rallies.
Rallies, we've seen before, too. Chanting, we've seen.
Rallies.
Voting for Republicans is voting for more of this, and that is just an absolutely inescapable observable truth at this point.
Voting for Republicans is voting for more of this, and if you do so, I think you should expect people to react as if that's what you have done.
Voting for Republicans is voting for more of this, and if you do so, I think you should expect people to react as if that's what you have done.
Does it mean we think you don't love your families?
Does it mean we think you aren't upstanding members of the community?
Does it mean we think you live life with a hate-filled heart?
No
But those things don't preclude supporting this sort of thing.
We've seen that before, too.
Does it mean we think you aren't upstanding members of the community?
Does it mean we think you live life with a hate-filled heart?
No
But those things don't preclude supporting this sort of thing.
We've seen that before, too.
Those asylum seekers practice everyday goodness too, you know. Their families are beloved to them. There are upstanding members of communities among them, even if those communities have become unsafe. They have love in their heart.
There are pictures, if you have eyes to see.
There are pictures, if you have eyes to see.
Don't fall into history's trap, believing your personal everyday goodness distinguishes you somehow.
No people ever committed atrocity until they'd convinced themselves they were too good to do so.
No people ever committed atrocity until they'd convinced themselves they were too good to do so.
If you vote for more of this, then you are the kind of person who supports this kind of thing.
If you vote for more of this, then you are the kind of person who supports this kind of thing.
This is interesting, because it presupposes I want to hold myself blameless.
But my point is, it's the urge to make one's first priority establishing one's own blamelessness that presents a trap.
But my point is, it's the urge to make one's first priority establishing one's own blamelessness that presents a trap.
I am not blameless.
There are many societal wrong in which I participate, in ways I can't extricate myself.
To vote for anyone, including Clinton, is to support certain wrongs. As is to NOT vote for anyone.
But one thing I don't support is Nazism.
There are many societal wrong in which I participate, in ways I can't extricate myself.
To vote for anyone, including Clinton, is to support certain wrongs. As is to NOT vote for anyone.
But one thing I don't support is Nazism.
I'm not suggesting this at all.
One needn't share or endorse every bad quality of a monster to support a monster.
One needn't even agree with atrocities to support atrocities.
All that's needed a reason to make oneself indifferent to them.
One needn't share or endorse every bad quality of a monster to support a monster.
One needn't even agree with atrocities to support atrocities.
All that's needed a reason to make oneself indifferent to them.
People have all sorts of reasons to make themselves indifferent. They'll tell you all about it, in a way that makes it clear they consider that reason to be absolution.
The reasons don't really matter. They're all bad reasons.
The reasons don't really matter. They're all bad reasons.
Every time I do one of these threads, I get this response, which requires an answer.
The picture is graphic so I left it out. The point is, don’t warn of Nazism if the people you’re warning about haven’t killed millions, because that’s disrespectful to survivors.
Horseshit.
The picture is graphic so I left it out. The point is, don’t warn of Nazism if the people you’re warning about haven’t killed millions, because that’s disrespectful to survivors.
Horseshit.
Believe it or not, there was a time when the German Nazis hadn’t killed millions.
During that time, they were doing the exact sort of things the Republicans are doing now.
The lesson of history isn’t “wait until the mass murder starts to act.” Holocaust survivors told us that.
During that time, they were doing the exact sort of things the Republicans are doing now.
The lesson of history isn’t “wait until the mass murder starts to act.” Holocaust survivors told us that.
If you vote for more of this, you are the kind of person who supports this kind of thing.
