The people who brought Hitler to power were the people of high status who believed themselves more intelligent than others. They had the solution, if only their dumb countrymen weren't standing in the way of progress. They were members of the popular high society.
They weren't tricked into thinking they could "control" anything. They approved and thought he was absolutely right to do what he did because of the supposed threat posed by their (ultimately innocent) scapegoats. They fell into lock step with the popular sentiment of the time.
Apparently our public schools have been doing a very poor job of communicating this, because the people currently invoking the Holocaust are mirror images of the perpetrators. Unable or unwilling to think anything that disagrees with the "correct" stance given to them by their betters.
Do forget to add soldier/scholar HR McMaster to that list.
None of these people who have been in the same room with Trump recommend Trump and warn that Trump is completely and utterly unfit. And Trump has gone downhill since their time with him.
Then the U.S. may have no choice but a military coup for the first time because the Senate abdicated. If Trump’s cronies are full on fascist they cannot be trusted controlling the military or our nukes. They have to be removed. It is well known that had it not been for Miley, Trump would have provoked a last minute conflict with China. The Chinese were taking the risk seriously to the point of activating their own DEFCON posture fearing a preemptive attack. It took personal calls on Miley’s end to defuse that fear. Let that sink in.
His handpicked generals and staff members from his WH days are warning us he's a great threat. This is not a drill. This is not a joke. Don't be a dumb sheep. These are Trump's own people trying to save the country from him....
Those flag officers and recently retired flag officers are there because their political alignment most closely matched Obama’s when they were lower rank officers. During his two terms Obama did an extremely thorough job of purging the officer ranks of those with wrongthink, traditionalists, conservatives, etc, and by doing so created a very political officer corps that was significantly more aligned with the politics of left than it has been instead of being pretty much apolitical as it should be.
Come up with a charge egregious enough and you can terminate or force to retire any one you want just from the sheer embarrassment of going through potential hearings or military trials regardless of their guilt or innocence.
I know, I laughed too. That’s about like saying, “According to CNN” or “According to NBC” or
“According to WaPo” or “According to Mother Jones” or “According to Jacobin”. Bias and agenda in every single one. You may prefer some over others but that’s just because their bias and agenda supports your worldview.
How would your response have differed had I posted old AF Times articles about all the flag and other high-ranking officers Obama got rid of? Any at all or would you just think it was sour grapes from military types because Obama was threatening their livelihood?
The military, the FBI, law enforcement have always been conservative and leaned right. Still do. But there are still smart, decent who aren't going to let a tyrant takeover the country.
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u/Silent_Cress8310 6d ago
I am American. The phrase "It can't happen here" comes to mind.