The Nazi Equation

“Germany has been good for the Jews and the Jews have been good for Germany. Anyway, what are they going to do, kill us all?” ---Julius Lowenthal to Carl Glocken, Ship of Fools Donald Trump is a fascist. He wants to be our dictator. He is doing exactly what Hitler did in Germany to entrench his position among the people. He is affixing blame for America's woes on the “radical left,” the Black Lives Matter movement, Muslim 'immigrants,' and China, just as Hitler blamed communists, capitalists, and Jews. One difference is that Hitler rose up when the German people were desperate and economically opressed. Trump rose up on the coattails of systemmic racism as the fear that White America is losing its hold on the country. It did not go well for Germany, or the world, the first time around. Anyone who supports Trump today needs to ask themselves, do we really want to go down this road? It may sound cool to pick a fight with China, but China would kick our ass even if their own ass was kicked in the bargain. No one wins. Millions, even billions would die. Billions more non-human creatures would be colateral damage. But Trump, if he lived through it, would stand to make a fortune on the rebuilding. If you think Trump cares about you or your needs, think again. In his first three years as President, Trump's corporations already earned 1.9 billion dollars in profits, He never divested himself of his holdings. His companies have dealings with 25 foreign countries, including outsourcing production of Trump and Ivanka Trump items to China. But if it would give him one more day in the White House, or offer him a chance to make money, he would attack China in a heartbeat. For Donald Trump, no lives matter but his own. You can scoff. I've been saying for years that the United States under Trump smells like Germany 1933. It's advanced now. It's Germany 1936, on the verge and no one can quite believe it could happen again. Please pay attention. Pick your battles. The whole planet is in crisis and all of Humanity is at risk. Donald Trump is a symptom but he wants to be the disease.