Trumphitler comparisons might be appropriate miami herald. John walter works for the trump organization, and when he visits donald in his office, ivana told a friend, he clicks his heels and says, heil hitler, possibly as a family joke. Trumpism wont disappear when he does tribune content. Ivana trump told her lawyer michael kennedy that from time to time her husband reads a book of hitler s collected speeches, my new order, which he keeps in a cabinet by his bed. Trump framing election as a referendum on white people something to bear in mind as our government of the people inflicts needless cruelties upon the vulnerable and the dispossessed.
Trump s gop dominance is destructive leonard pitts, syndicated columnist published 9. Letters from readers opinion the florida timesunion. Some of you questioned my evocation of historys great villain in. The democrats compare the republican candidate to hitler. But some new calamity, inconceivable to us now, but. Like hitler, trump proposes to register, surveil and restrict the scapegoat populace. Bush and mitt romney have shown statesmanlike courage and refused trump their support. Hitler and the holocaust have popped up in political debate as routinely as dandelions on the lawn. Fact checking trump s comment on coronavirus, commentary on socialism and capitalism and criticism of columnist leonard pitts. Donald trump reportedly owned a copy of adolf hitlers speeches and kept them in his bedside cabinet. Mar 18, 2020 saturday night, i ordered takeout from my favorite chinese place. It is charles manson grinning his lunatics grin and adolf hitler ranting himself into a frothing rage. Ct june 17, 2016 connect tweet linkedin comment email more. Leonard pitts jr so black athletes have forgotten their.
But some new calamity, inconceivable to us now, but repulsive to. Conclusion the fourth reich cambridge university press. June 21, 2016 on saturday, someone tried to kill donald trump. In popular culture and historical memory, of course, evil has many faces. Theyve been doing it since at least 1968 when leftist gore vidal dropped the comparison during his public debates with conservative william f. Consider hannah arendts famous book, eichmann in jerusalem. Some new calamity inconceivable to us now seems certain if donald trump is elected president. Leonard pitts jr standing up to the language of hatred miami herald. Last april, perhaps in a surge of czech nationalism, ivana trump told her lawyer michael kennedy that from time to time her husband reads a book of hitler s collected.
Sadly, such comparisons have become more common in recent years. Im a lifelong republican, tweeted historian max boot last week, but the trump surge proves that every bad thing democrats have ever said about gop is. Subscribe to the coronavirus newsletter get the days latest coronavirus news delivered to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter. Leonard pitts jr sometimes, evil looks like the guy in. Washington pulitzerprize winning columnist leonard pitts jr. If it talks like a hitler and walks like a hitler no, i dont predict a new holocaust if trump bamboozles america into electing him. Leonard pitts jr cruelty is the point, but is it evil. As a general rule, i loathe both holocaust and slavery comparisons. Trump supporters have found someone who validates their biases, fears. Trump s audience, trained by 50 years of appeals to their basest selves, cheers him on. Leonard pitts jr the gop, an incoherent mess national. Hart, fall 2018 shorenstein fellow and shivers chair in communication and professor of government, university of texas at. I dont think people are talking about 1934 hitler, let alone 1939 hitler or later. I think when people say this they mean this guy seems like pre1932 hitler, and if elected he might do a lot of the bad things 1933 hitler did.
The irony is by calling trump hitler, pitts proved trump isnt because pitts would be too scared to call out an actual tyrant. Somehow, a sense of caution on trump utterances equates to holocaust comparisons. Far left writer leonard pitts boldly equates trump to. Some comparisons between donald trump and adolf hitler are overblown, but there is a whiff of recognition. I came to post this diary after reading leonard pitts jrs column if it talks like a hitler and walks like a hitler the goals are clearly not the same.
Leonard pitts jr fighting ignorance with a quiet call. A 1990 vanity fair article about billionaire businessman stated that mr trump. You may now officially compare trump to hitler perez hilton. But because those later hitlers exist the comparison is obviously inflammatory. Consider an anecdote from the new book a very stable.
Some of you questioned my evocation of historys great villain in a recent column on house speaker paul ryans surrender to presumptive gop nominee donald trump. Yes, the donald is reminiscent of the fuhrer anchorage. Donald trump kept book of adolf hitlers speeches in his. Columnist leonard pitts is the latest liberal to mock wall street journal editor gerard baker for putting the brakes on calling donald trump a liar on sundays meet the press. A leading expert on the nazi party has said there are similarities between donald trump and adolf hitler. Im closing the book on remorseful extrumpers miami. Lewis book, written as hitler came to power, was called, it cant happen here.
Home tribune premium content opinion independent leonard pitts jr. The presidential candidate evokes a real and grave threat to hopes for a just and inclusive america. Both men bluffed their way into power, confounding an establishment that did not know. Five minutes for hitler, five minutes for the jews. Once again, a clownish demagogue bestrides the political landscape, demonizing vulnerable peoples, bullying opponents, encouraging. Yes, trump deserves comparison to hitler national memo. No, i dont predict a new holocaust if trump bamboozles america into electing him. You were elected as chief executive of the united states albeit with a minority of the. Shadow of 1930s germany looms over america in the 2010s. It is charles manson grinning his lunatics grin and adolf hitler. I did this as a gesture of solidarity after hearing that people have been avoiding chinese restaurants because of the coronavirus pandemic that originated in wuhan, china. The following rewrite of one of hans christian andersens best loved tales is presented with apologies to the author, who did. Trumpism wont disappear when he does trumpism wont disappear when he does leonard pitts jr.
For some of us, apparently, suicide is the better option leonard pitts. Meantime trump, who has made black athletes supposed disrespect for the national anthem a signature issue, demonstrated his own deep respect as. Like hitler, trump has presented the electorate a scapegoat for its fears and vulnerabilities. Leonard pitts jr when ignorance is impervious to fact you could call it a moment of truth, except that what actually came out of that moment was a realization of how little truth now matters. If trump were hitler, pitts would be too afraid to speak out so big, bad leonard pitts jr. Leonard pitts jr gops obstruction strategy boomerangs. The story didnt get much play, the attempt wasnt well planned and the candidate was never in jeopardy. With trump, we cant let history repeat itself leonard pitts jr. Trump isnt hitler, but his dangerous ideas could tear apart our country. He is the author of the novels, grant park, freeman, and before i forget. During my emergency medicine internship in the midwest, one of my first patients was a 4yearold boy with a gunshot wound. The emperors new clothes, but with donald trump column.
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