Hitler is a LEFTIST, I suggest you do some reading up
Of course he was a
leftist ... did I say he wasn't? The discussion is in regards to Trump edging towards fascism and dictatorship ... please try to pay attention,
TwoBi. TRUMP was a leftist before he became whatever he is now. Democrats didn't want his sorry ass in their party; Trump saw opportunity in the
"fractured all to hell" Republican party and took the party
OVER remember? Recall the GOP debates where he high jacked the GOP primaries? Surely you don't think Trump was there to bolster up the Republicans?!
haha ... so silly of you! He simply planned using Republicans as his
means to an
end ... I mean this is what self-proclaimed Nationalist dictators do, you know. In fact, its the basic difference between
democracy & a
dictatorship ... "means & ends". Its what he said regarding how the citizens of N Korea stood at attention for their dictator, remember?
Democracy = is about "means" ... a constitution, a system of government, basic rules of law, and a independent judiciary.
Dictators = is about "ends" ... starting with accumulating and preserving power. And a dictator (like Trump) is willing to use any "means" to accomplish his goals ... norm breaking decisions, ignoring and violating responsibility to secure & protect American democracy at all cost.
examples: Shutting down the government & declaring Nat'l Emergencies for no reason, turning Americans against each other, not taking any additional actions to secure our Russian infiltrated election system, working with MrPutins emissaries during the elections, etc.
Another BIG example: Trump's Nat'l Security Team (all of them ... Mathis, Bolton, Pompeo and others, all recommended Trump not pull US troops out of Syria. So, what did Trump do? He did what he wanted to do, and probably because he heard the recommendation to pull the troops out of Syria on .... wait for it .... FOX NEWS, where he seems to park his fat ass 8 hours out of the day as he twitters away his thoughtless ideas when he can't find someone to play golf with him. Just as he did Today ... quote: "If Congress tries to impeach me, I'm prepared to go all the way to the Supreme Court". Brilliant of him, wasn't it; probably heard THAT on Fox News, you think? Someone tell Trump the SCOTUS doesn't get involved in impeachments, please!
Trump's Signs of Dictatorship ...
►Attempts to intimidate & limit the media and press; kicking those he doesn't like out of his press conferences and meetings
►Using STATE power to punish opponents, like the PR attack of Amazon
►Stacking the judicial, his cabinet and administration systems with loyal Trump followers willing to lie and cover for him. Anyone specifically come to mind? Like AG Barr?
►Demonizing his opposition, calling them "enemies of the people" and using misrepresentations like he did the black football players, the FBI, etc
►Selective Law Enforcement using political pardons, and law & order type rhetoric directed at immigrants, human rights violations
►Bypassing his Congress to implement proclamations, administrative orders, nat'l security memoranda, etc like the PPACA with no replacement, or the oil pipelines, while ignoring environnmental recommendations, or running Homeland Security by "himself", etc.
Trump says he3's gonna fight the Democrats against reveiling his W2s and the subpoenas. Trump thinks he doesn't apply to the Congressional "oversight" reviews; that he is excluded because he's the President. He'll soon find out that is false.
Should I go ON and ON and ON,
TwoBi?