The fascists are back.

[Irish_Dem]

STEVE SCHMIDT
APR 20

MTG is a Christian nationalist fascist, who is incandescently ignorant and intellectually addled. This makes her highly susceptible to being manipulated — which she has been — by a hostile foreign power. This loathsomeness, combined with the cynicism, nihilism, and sheer nuttery of the MAGA high command, presents a clear, present and compelling danger to the nation.

What these people are is obvious and clear. Their re-appearance at the end of the long life spans of the survivors, liberators, collaborators, and perpetrators of the 20th century’s greatest war, crimes and atrocities is no accident. It may be a providential tragedy or comedy, but it is no coincidence. Millions would have once, and not so long ago, immediately recognized the threat to liberty bearing its fangs. Those people would have understood and trembled because they knew it had been ignored once before when it was gathering.

There was a singular lesson instilled in the societies of all free people everywhere after the catastrophe. It was simple: “Never again.” The misapplication of the principle led America down many tragic roads, including the Vietnam War, but it prevented the re-emergence of humanity’s deadliest virus, while simultaneously creating the conditions necessary for the collapse of Soviet totalitarianism and the domination of Russia over Eastern Europe.

Donald Trump is an American fascist. MAGA is a fascist cause. The GOP is controlled by the fascist faction called MAGA — lock, stock and barrel.

https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-fascists-are-back?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=2vjku2&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Counting on you to reach these people, Steve. You helped create the problem.

[Evolve Dammit]

3. It's too late. They are down the silos and drinkin' the koolaid

[Irish_Dem]

6. He appears to be trying.

I don't know if it gets through to any GOPers or not.

But his commentary is often moving and funny.

Loved his description of MTG here.

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. I have no probs with Steve today. Hope he convinces the right people on their Trump vote. He is out of the club.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Yes quite a few GOPers are doing a mea culpa.

They see their party taken over by fascists.
By the Russians.

I don't know what will happen to them.

I guess that depends on the GOP.
If it stays Russian fascist or not.

[ShazzieB]

10. His description of MTG is brilliant!

The phrase "incandescently ignorant" alone was worth the click!

[Irish_Dem]

12. That is what I thought. I had to post it.

The "intellectually addled" was great too.

[JoseBalow]

2. If you support fascists, you are a fascist

The GOP is controlled by the fascist faction called MAGA

You can't both be a Republican and distance yourself from the MAGA fascists. You just can't have it both ways. The entire GOP, and anyone who supports Republicans, are all MAGA fascists.

If you want to distance yourself from that "faction" you have to leave the GOP and stop supporting Republicans and their agenda.

Or excise the "MAGA faction" from your party. The party that is now led by Lara Trump. Good luck with that.

[Warpy]

4. They never left

but when the full horror of what the Nazis did came to light, they were shamed into near silence for a few decades. I say near silence because assholes like Joe McCarthy still came to prominence on the fiction of fighting the Communists, although it has never been illegal to join the Communist Party in the US, must a little Quixotic.

You can't kill an idea no matter how many people you try to kill and it often seems that the worse an idea is, the more persistent it tends to be. These people will never be gone.

[Irish_Dem]

7. I think you are correct.

They just went quiet for awhile.

But now back in full force.
The dark underbelly of human nature.

What a better world we would have if all the money and resources could
be spent on the planet and the people on it.
To make a better world.

[Kablooie]

5. But they are voted in year after year.

Many people think this is what their representative should be.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Yes they want a fascist world.

[DemocraticPatriot]

13. The 'Jewish Space Lazer' will eventually take her out,

is there is any justice

[Irish_Dem]

14. She will never live that down.

It is often mentioned to illustrate her idiocy and insanity.

[orangecrush]

15. Well written

Thanks for posting this.

[Irish_Dem]

16. You are welcome OC.

Yes after reading the first paragraph I knew DU would like it.