“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it often, people will come to believe it.” –frequently attributed to Hitler's favorite propagandist, Joseph Goebbels
In 2016 as Trump was gathering momentum, I reread The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. It was instructive and has stayed with me since.
It was unfortunate that the Democratic nominee, as bright as she is, was an incompetent candidate, winning the popular vote but not focused on the battleground.
Biden in 2020 didn't make that mistake and trounced Trump. I feel fairly sure 2024 will be even stronger for the Democrats.
But as a result, Trump will have totally destroyed the GOP. It will be fascinating to see what then emerges from the wreckage.
Ken, As for the destruction of the GOP, we've gone through the death of political parties before. I guess like the last days of Franco, the party is already dead; it just doesn't know it yet. That is not to say that Trump isn't still a very real threat. I wonder if he isn't just a front for a group of Black Money billionaires who want to re-engineer the system for their benefit.
Bill,
In 2016 as Trump was gathering momentum, I reread The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. It was instructive and has stayed with me since.
It was unfortunate that the Democratic nominee, as bright as she is, was an incompetent candidate, winning the popular vote but not focused on the battleground.
Biden in 2020 didn't make that mistake and trounced Trump. I feel fairly sure 2024 will be even stronger for the Democrats.
But as a result, Trump will have totally destroyed the GOP. It will be fascinating to see what then emerges from the wreckage.
Ken, As for the destruction of the GOP, we've gone through the death of political parties before. I guess like the last days of Franco, the party is already dead; it just doesn't know it yet. That is not to say that Trump isn't still a very real threat. I wonder if he isn't just a front for a group of Black Money billionaires who want to re-engineer the system for their benefit.
The OSS Report on Hitler makes interesting reading. It's about 150 pages and you can download a PDF of the original at: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78-02646R000600240001-5.pdf . Cheers and all best.