The Trumpenfuhrer Says He Is Going To Close The Border

This may be true.  But wouldn't you say the same thing about someone who reflexively points to Orwell's 1984 whenever our government does something he takes issue with?    

There is no comparison to be had between Hitler and Trump's attrocities...although that is due in large part to their limits of power.    Both men showed contempt for the free press, courts, and the institutions of government.  Both men courted one subset of the population by blaming a different subset for all their problems.   And both men encouraged violence and vitriol towards their political opponents.   

Hitler was in an evironment that allowed him to take action on all these fronts.    Trump is largely contained by the checks and balances of our democracy... although he certainly has tested them.     It is noteworthy (and a bit unnerving)  that half our population thinks a man with his discourse and disposition on these issues should be the leader of our democracy.    Luckily its beginning to look like many of those people are having second thoughts.    Thats a good thing.

DonDiego found "The Mortal Storm" online at Daily Motion.

The movie is projected as a mirror image at this site, . . . DonDiego supposes to avoid copyright detection.  But for the record, the NAZIs are the bad guys.

If anyone watches it, please inform DonDiego who the bad guys are today.

I have watched "The Mortal Storm" many times.  Bad guys today, as in the movie, latch onto an ideology that serves their ego to the exclusion of other human values; they mount a bully podium from which to shout and antigonize, refuse to consider other perspectives, and demand compliance (or else) with their bias.  Higher academia comes to mind, as one example (and illustrated in the movie).  Democtracy requires enlightened discourse from all corners (left, right, liberal, conservative, independent, other) to save us from ourselves, and insure "never again."

Candy Wright writes: "Bad guys today, as in the movie, latch onto an ideology that serves their ego to the exclusion of other human values; they mount a bully podium from which to shout and antigonize, refuse to consider other perspectives, and demand compliance (or else) with their bias."

DonDiego pretty much concurs.  And it is just those traits among many who would "lead the Country" that lead poor old DonDiego to consideration of the principles enunciated by the Libertarian Party - most of which favor less Government so as to mitigate the potential for demands for compliance by the Government, . . . whoever is in charge.  

 "contempt for the free press, courts, and the institutions of government.  Both men courted one subset of the population by blaming a different subset for all their problems.   And both men encouraged violence and vitriol towards their political opponents."

Sounds a lot like obama; see my earlier post