Subj : Re: The broken record
To   : Bj”rn Felten
From : Randall Schad
Date : Wed Oct 09 2024 22:30:10

On 10 Oct 2024, Bj”rn Felten said the following...
 
 BF> Randall Schad -> Bj”rn Felten skrev 2024-10-09 21:45:
 BF>  RS> I could have sworn that was:
 BF>  RS>   -- Queen Boudicca, 61
 BF> 
 BF>    You really haven't kept up with what's happened recently?

Everything after Gutenberg has been pretty hard to read, what with all the character substitutions and all.

 BF> Everything was actual quotes from the MAGA cult leader and 
 BF> Hitler wannabe.

[For the passersby: I totally realize I'm rolling out the red carpet. Have fun.]

It's interesting, really. I don't think he shares a lot of characteristics with Hitler. The motivations are entirely different. Trump's "expansionism" is based on immediate, personal financial gain -- that's where his version of respect comes from; money equals power. There's very little that indicates he cares about his nationality other than the fact that it's a tool for his own gain. Once he's gone, he doesn't care about what comes next for the American state.

Hitler was much more interested in nationalism and his legacy as the catalyst for German expansionism, in that it was a state that he constructed. He absolutely wanted Germany to exist and continue to succeed beyond his lifetime, and he wanted to be revered for his role in making that happen.

Also... (shhhhh) ... There's also a clear disparity in intellect.

 BF>    If he had used red rather than orange spray tan, he would have made
 BF> more sense three centuries ago.

My step-daughter put it best: when it comes to setting the bar, he's the limbo champion.

RS

.... The secret of getting ahead is mastering the guillotine.

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