Mr. Hitler appears to be tapping into populist resentment and patriotism

[kpete]

.......it isn’t only the checks and balances in government that are necessary to keep the republic. It is the Fourth Estate, i.e. the press, it is the country’s leaders and it is the general public who stand between the republic and the rise of a Mussolini.

The notables have been shown to be useless. Donald Trump should have been kicked out of the Republican Party the moment he began talking about violating the Constitution. The first time he hinted about assaulting the journalists covering his rallies, he should have been shown the door. When he openly advocated torture (“worse than waterboarding”), he should have been ushered away. When he began speaking of closing houses of worship, he should have been expelled. He has solemnly pledged to violate the First, Fourth and Eighth Amendments of the Constitution, at the least. If someone’s platform is unconstitutional, it boggles the mind that a major American party would put him or her up for president. How can he take the oath of office with a straight face? The party leaders were afraid he’d mount a third-party campaign. But who knows how that would have turned out? Someone with power needs to say that Trump is unacceptable and to define him out of respectable politics, the same way David Duke is treated (Trump routinely retweets Duke fellow-travellers).

.........

It has been a dreadful performance by the press and by party leaders. They are speaking in such a way as to naturalize the creepy, weird and completely un-American positions Trump has taken.

This is how the dictators came to power in the 1920s and 1930s. Good people remained silent or acquiesced. People expressed hope that something good would come of it. Mussolini would wring the laziness out of Italy and make the trains run on time.

When Benjamin Franklin was asked by a lady after the Constitutional Convention what sort of government the US had, he said, “A Republic, Madame, if you can keep it.”

You have to wonder if we can keep it.

http://billmoyers.com/story/how-the-us-went-fascist-mass-media-makes-excuses-for-trump-voters/

[world wide wally]

1. My only question right now is "When are people going to start talking about Trump's ties to the Mob"

No, I can't prove it personally because I don't have the resources to do an investigation.
However, I know for a fact that you don't become a real estate billionaire in New York City without dealing with the mob a few times. I owned a small record store in Chicago in the 70's and had to interact with them a few times. I know for a fact that between the real estate world, construction world, and gambling casinos, that Trump had to interact with them. And judging by his "success" he most certainly played ball with them. He even uses the "lingo" of the mob when he refers to his negotiating team as "killers". Straight out of the Sopranos.

It is definitely worth the time to investigate this.

[lumberjack_jeff]

2. I have been saying for decades that this was going to happen.

We have disparaged populism for so long that eventually a republican was going to take advantage of that vacuum.

Worse, when we did stumble into a populist message, the party elites worked their asses off to shut it down.

This is gonna hurt, and establishment politics wrapped in a identity veneer is the self-inflicted cause.

The Sanders campaign is the last gasp of a once proud party.

[DCBob]

3. We may be watching the rise of America's first Dictator.

Its shocking many dont realize it.

[rafael_and_his_beard]

4. Thought this was relevant

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