Fascism In America, On Full Display

“Why, this far into the twenty-first century, are we once again talking about Fascism?  One reason, frankly, is Donald Trump.  If we think of Fascism as a wound from the past that had almost healed, putting Trump in the White House was like ripping off the bandage and picking at the scab.”  Madeleine Albright, “Fascism A Warning”, p. 5-6. 

The quotation above from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's excellent book, "Fascism A Warning" is is one of several quotes which have been on my official e-mail signature since about December 2018 when I read the book and reviewed it at the link above.  I recommend the book highly and suggest that everyone in America should read it.  Over the last year, and most especially in the last month, we have seen that quotation proven absolutely true.  It is a chilling warning which I knew from reading Albright's book, along with several others which I have written about on this blog.  On a daily basis since the Corona Virus outbreak began in America and the absolute ignorance and lack of any appropriate actions to prevent it by the TRAITOR Donald Trump have become apparent, he has steadily become more abrasive, abusive, tyrannical, and fascistic in his actions and his efforts to suppress constitutionally guaranteed free press, free speech, and the right to peaceful protest.  His criminality, ignorance, and willingness to commit any crime have been steadily increasing in their illegality and outright evil.  This is exactly what Secretary Albright was warning us about in her book.  

America is now at a crossroads in the life and future of the nation.  TRAITOR Trump must be removed from office and, sadly, it appears that he will not be removed before he can do further damage to the country, to the US Constitution, and to the basic freedoms which that Constitution guarantees.  His recent willingness to have peaceful protestors tear gassed in order to proceed down the street for a photo opportunity at a church the usage of which he had not sought or been given permission is an action worthy of many of the heroes of TRAITOR Trump: Adolph Hitler, Vladimir Putin, Benito Mussolini, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, and every other tin horn dictator whom this domestic and international terrorist admires.  The Bishop in whose diocese the aforementioned church is located is publicly outraged at his crime and has said so very publicly both in television interviews and in the print media.  Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde had this to say in an article from CNN: 

"I am outraged. The President did not pray when he came to St. John's, nor as you just articulated, did he acknowledge the agony of our country right now," Budde told CNN's Anderson Cooper on "AC360."

"And in particular, that of the people of color in our nation, who wonder if anyone ever -- anyone in public power will ever acknowledge their sacred words. And who are rightfully demanding an end to 400 years of systemic racism and white supremacy in our country. And I just want the world to know, that we in the diocese of Washington, following Jesus and his way of love ... we distance ourselves from the incendiary language of this President. We follow someone who lived a life of nonviolence and sacrificial love." (Paul LeBlanc, CNN, June 2, 2020)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared to struggle mightily to prevent himself from saying openly  what he really thinks about TRAITOR Trump and his criminal actions when questioned by a reporter.  He paused for nearly half a minute before answering, and was described as having "... opened his mouth, then shut it — twice. He softly groaned.  Finally, in a scene on Tuesday that has now spread wildly around the internet, Mr. Trudeau said: “We all watch in horror and consternation what’s going on in the United States.” (Catherine Porter, New York Times, June 3, 2020)  It is significant that Prime Minister Trudeau also leads a country which is our closest neighbor and, until the insanity of TRAITOR Trump, one of our closest allies, and also a key member of the G7 economic coalition whose other most important member, German Chancellor Angela Merkel had just publicly forced TRAITOR Trump to cancel a meeting of the G7 which he had been scheduled to host in the United States.  Chancellor Merkel, who is arguably the most important world leader today, had handled her refusal in a highly diplomatic manner, without publicly blaming TRAITOR Trump's actions and deliberate inactions regarding the Cornona Virus for her refusal to attend the meeting.  It is also unstated in the media just how much consultation took place between Chancellor Merkel and the other leaders of the six foreign member nations.  But you can bet that since none of the other leaders made any public statements about their intentions to attend or not attend they had consulted and Merkel was issuing a statement with which they agreed.  

It is also significant that the Governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, had also just refused to bend to TRAITOR Trump's will and agree to rescind Covid 19 restrictions in the state so a Republican convention could be held with 50,000 attendees jammed into a coliseum in blatant disregard for a virus which has already killed more than 110,000 innocent American victims, most of whose lives could have been saved with strong, decisive, scientifically based interventions from the White  House in January and February 2020 after both the intelligence and scientific communities had warned TRAITOR Trump that the pandemic was coming and could destroy the country.  Governor Cooper had issued a statement that "...the people of North Carolina do not know what the status of COVID-19 will be in August, so planning for a scaled down convention with fewer people, social distancing and face coverings is a necessity.” (Ted Johnson, Deadline, June 2, 2020)  In his statement regarding Governor Cooper's insistence on protecting public health TRAITOR Trump attempted to make it appear that he had decided to withdraw the convention from North Carolina because Cooper had refused to cooperate with him.  But the decision was not his.  Governor Cooper was doing exactly what a real leader does in a crisis and protecting the people of his state, standing up to a rogue lunatic, and acting in the best interests of the entire nation.  

As we progress toward the November 3, 2020 election, and as the Corona Virus continues to kill innocent Americans, the insanity and criminality of TRAITOR Trump will become more and more apparent and dangerous.  We are headed into the the worst, most dangerous days for America since Pearl Harbor.  Those days will become even more dangerous as it becomes more and more apparent that Former Vice President Joe Biden will win the election unless Vladimir Putin and his hackers can pull off another miracle crime just as they did in 2016.  When Joe Biden wins the White House, we will enter 78 days between November 3, 2020, and Inauguration Day on January 20, 2021, in which the nation and the world will exist in rapidly increasing peril as this TRAITOR faces the fact that he will be removed from the scene of thousands of his crimes and will be investigated, prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned for his TREASON.  

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