Yes, Roy Edroso says, if you use as much Nazi rhetoric as The Weird Felon and Vance, it’s accurate to call them Nazis. Yes it is. And anti-Semitic. Ditto acolytes spreading anti-Semitic tropes and talking points. Or threatening one really violent day to unleash police (LGM has thoughts on this)— somehow I don’t think he imagines them busting J6 heads or white-collar criminals like himself. The Felon is also threatening Google because their search engine shows too many bad stories about him and they’re all made up anyway.
Meanwhile, JD Vance complains reporting on his racist lies is unfair because he wants them to focus on how bad it is to have Haitians living in America.
Plus there’s their general hostility to education and educators.
And open, dedicated Nazis are doing their best to spread Hitler’s propaganda online while Republican Senate candidate Royce White claims the wrong side won in WW II.
It’s much better odds for democracy and America than before Harris took over from Biden (much as I think he’s been a great president). However we also get people who don’t take the stakes seriously, like one woman who said sure, Trump might become a dictator, but “politics is all about tradeoffs.” Others simply have to screen out information that would make them uncomfortable with voting Republican.
The Very Old Felon is losing on most points — abortion, particularly — so he’s going big on immigration (see here too) and race. And of course, telling stupid lies. And ranting about Kamala Harris having worked for McDonald’s. Fox News is happy to help. So are Trump’s court prophets. It fits with his administration trying to make up leftwing terrorists to fight.
It’s not just fascism we have to worry about. Florida Republicans are still trying to make Covid great again.
And, of course, there’s Republicans willingness to overthrow democracy to preserve white male Christian supremacy. Including RFK Jr. making ridiculous ballot arguments in hopes of helping The Felon (more here). Happily courts have kicked the schemes mentioned to the curb. Some election officials are trying extreme transparency to show they have no tricks to hide. And Dems are getting ready for Republicans to fight in the courts if Harris wins. If Trump wins, I agree with Marcy Wheeler democracy is on the chopping block.Kristin Du Mez explains why democracy is the Christian way.
Whatever you’re doing to help defeat the felon, keep doing it. And if you’re not doing anything, please start, if you can.
