Democrats,
and those who aid and abet them in their crazed drive to destroy America,
incessantly refer to President Trump as an “authoritarian,” a wannabe “king,”
and even “Hitler.” They casually refer to Trump’s supporters as Nazis, white
supremacists, racists, bigots, homophobes, transphobes, deplorables, clingers,
etc. Whereas Trump drives them particularly mad, they said much the same about
Nixon, Reagan, and George W. Bush, among others. And now some have already, in
hyper-proactive mode, declared Vice-President J.D. Vance to be worse than
Trump. Ergo, worse than Hitler. Which is odd, as Trump has done much for the
Jewish people and the state of Israel…and hasn’t been responsible for killing
countless other of his country’s citizens. Nor has he seen to the mass
slaughter of blacks, gays, or disabled folks, either, some of whom serve in his
administration, oddly enough. Moreover, he hasn’t appointed himself ruler for
life, peaceably and promptly leaving office at the conclusion of his first presidency.
So,
why the blatant lying and preposterous (and incredibly offensive) comparisons?
Several
reasons. The willingness to baselessly smear one’s political opponents and
simultaneously cheapen and dismiss the pain of actual victims of monsters such
as Hitler requires both a total lack of moral character and integrity and a
frightening desire for power. It often includes bald-faced lying, libel,
slander, and a heaping helping of gaslighting and projection. And somewhere in
this toxic mix of indecency, shame and jealousy likely play a part.
It
is utterly different to call such people “bad” or “losers,” which Trump does,
as it is usually-- self-evidently-- the case. But what if Republicans routinely
utilized the same outlandish and extreme characterizations Democrats employ--
on prominent Democrats? It occurs to me, for example, that Gavin Newsome is in
some ways a bit mindful of Caligula, and that J.B. Pritzker is three parts King
Henry VIII, one part Genghis Khan.
Should
Republicans start routinely using these sobriquets to describe them?
As
for me, I will take the high road, as always. (Wink.) And leave the final
decision up to you, dear reader.
And
to Republicans.
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