Put Down Your Middle Finger

"Many Trump supporters believe that Obama has changed the country in destructive ways – which I believe is true."

The Tea Party, remember them ?  The Tea Party was organized and bankrolled by rich Republicans as a counter to the evil Obama Stimulus package that saved us from a depression and later the ACA, that saves thousands of lives a year.  But it was "destroying America".  Many of my Republican friends  who give way to hate, say that even today.  Fox News, whose boss helped start the Tea Party, stokes that hatred everyday!

Look, these are policy differences.  Democratic systems exist so these "mistakes" can be rolled back.  Its the Tea Party that gave birth to Trump, a former Democrat and a master salesman who knows an opportunity when he sees it.  This was done on purpose by rich conservatives who, blind wih white supremacy hatred, wanted a non-Party way to weaken the black President.

The statement, "We are giving the middle finger to Washington" is not very far from raising your right arm extending it and ranting Heil  Hitler....once the genie is out of the bottle you can't put it back!

It's Fascism pure and simple, attacking democratic government for the ineptmess that the Republican  party caused.  The obstructionism that recently was demonstrated by the Republican vow to now even consider a Supreme Court appointee is at the core of the public's anger with Washington.

That is EXACTLY what the National Socialists did over a ten year period in Germany.  They went from a small, insignificant portion of the Weimar Republic by using a simple technique; divide and conquer, lie, scheme and get rich corporatiions to bankroll you.  Sound familar?

And now conservatives who let the genie out of the bottle are trying to stuff it back in, while Trump and Cruz take the ball and run with it; using Fascism to gain more and more power.

The perfect storm is that the Democrats are considering nominating a aging socialist as their candidate, creating the perfect storm of radicals opposing each other; winner take all.  And this reminds us of the Weimar Republic, that included a strong socialist/Communist component that made the perfect foil for Hitler.  All the ingredients are present in our nation that existed in Germany in 1933.

That's right winner take all.  If you think for one minute the radical right will play nice if they win the election you are crazy.  Because this movement is based on two things; money and fear.  The money was put up to start the fire, to discredit Obams and stop the black guy, the fear is the tool that once unleashed just grows and grows with widespread repression and violence the result.

And Trump is no mad man, neither was Hitler (his depiction as a madman were propaganda).  Both know exactly what they are doing, both rode the tiger of fear anger and scapegoating, but once in power had to deliver else they fall victim.  Hitler used the power to kill 55 million people!

So Trumpism is not just a threat to conservatism,  his political expedient fascism is a threat to us all.

And everytime, everyday I Iook at Jan's father's picture in our living room, in his Army uniform, as a Jew having just defeated fascism in World War II; I wonder what did we fight WWII for if;  we are going to elect a fascist?

Stop raising your middle finger and start realizing you are feeding a beast that will kill us all.