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ECL213

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ECL213's Journal
January 27, 2026

It IS happening here...

When people look at Nazi Germany, the question is always, "How could they let this happen?" The scholars point out how Hitler's rise happened in stages, and how that eventually lead to the "Final Solution". They point out Hitler's cult of personality. How he made the trains run on time. How he used German nationality to boost their pride. How some people didn't understand what was happening behind the scenes.

I'm sure someone out there has probably written about this. I'm not a scholar on Nazi Germany, but I've never a heard a discussion of the millions and millions of Germans who were probably just fine with all of it from start to finish. Beer Hall Putsch...sweet! Burning of the Reichstag...about time! Killing rival politicians...gimme more! Rounding up undesirables...more room for me! Holocaust...I don't smell anything. When the war was over, these people, if they were still alive, just blended back into society. If someone brought up Hitler, they would say, "Oh, sure. He was bad. I agree. I wasn't a part of all of that. I'm just happy to have survived."

And that is what we have here. We like to call MAGA a cult, and there are a certain number of people (like my whackadoo in-laws) who are too old and too stupid and watch too much Fox News and Newsmax and believe everything they hear and think Trump is God's gift to mankind. There are also the wealthy and extremely wealthy who just know Trump is going to be good for their bottom line. But, the group I fear the most are the millions and millions of Americans who are just fine with all of this shit. They aren't going to be out there storming the Capitol, but they don't care either. They aren't the failed high school athletes joining ICE and killing people on the street, those people probably got what they deserved. They aren't in the military blowing fishing boats out of the water or invading Venezuela, but better there than here. They really couldn't give two fucks about Donald Trump, but he's a Republican and damnit they vote for Republicans.

Millions and millions of them, and if we manage to halt this rise of fascism, whether its with elections, or protests, or bloodshed, or civil war, when it's is all over, these people will just blend back into society, and when someone brings up Trump they will say, "Oh, sure. He was bad. I agree. I wasn't part of all of that. I'm just happy to have survived."

November 14, 2024

This guy is not some fracking evil genius!

He's not smart. He's not crafty. He's not street-wise. He's not crazy like a fox.

He is a easily manipulated narcissistic buffoon in mental decline who never got enough attention from his mommy and daddy. He doesn't care if he's a dictator or a President. All he wants is to be loved and respected, and he's going to do whatever the people who he thinks love and respect him want him to do. The only reason he respects authoritarian dictators is because, pee tapes aside, those people pretend to respect him, and he thinks these "friends" of his command respect, so he wants to be just like them.

He hates Pelosi, Schumer, Hillary, Obama, Kamala because they know he's a fraud and they laugh at him in public. He hates any news organization that calls him out on his idiocy. He hates the left because he is not loved by the left. He hates non-MAGAt Republicans because they don't respect him.

No shit Sherlock, you say, you're not telling us anything we don't know. Where are you going with this?

Democrats in Congress, it is time to take one for the team. It's time to start some tiny gladhanding, kissing giant orange ass and sucking some tiny mushroom d!ck. Left leaning billionaires and celebrities, choke back some vomit and suck up to the guy. I don't care if you have to cry and take a fricking Silkwood shower afterwards. Put your brown-nose to the grindstone and save the Republic.

MANIPULATE HIM! Destroy his trust in his cabinet and his kitchen cabinet. MANIPULATE HIM! Show him how popular he'll be if he just does (fill in the blank). MANIPULATE HIM! MANIPULATE HIM! MANIPULATE HIM!

And when he is dead and gone, we can all join hands, sing Kumbaya and piss on his grave together.

September 11, 2024

Springfield, OH...I'm on my way to save the day!!!

After extensive scientific research and testing over the past 24 hours, I have developed a line of pet treats that will make your fur baby's tissues and organs poisonous to human beings. These treats have ZERO impact on the health and safety of your pet, and the good thing is they look and taste just like ordinary pet treats.

I will have my booth set up in the parking lot of the Heart of Ohio Antique Center at the corner of SR-40 and I-70 today from noon to 9:00 p.m.

Snausages for dogs - $100/treat
Temptations Tasty Chicken Flavor for cats - $100/pack of two

All treats are conveniently packaged in Ziploc baggies.

Exact change only. Venmo, Cashapp and Apple Pay accepted.

August 29, 2024

Upcoming Trump Campaign Tour Stops and Photo Ops:

Gettysburg National Battlefield - Gettysburg, PA
Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum - Oklahoma City, OK
Holocaust & Humanity Center - Cincinnati, OH
Lincoln's Tomb - Springfield, IL
Hurricane Katrina Memorial Park - New Orleans, LA
9/11 Memorial - New York, NY

Foreign Stops:

Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum - Poland
Normandy American Cemetery - France (weather permitting)
Gaza Strip - Israel

July 22, 2024

I would like to see Kamala address Trump like this...

"Joe Biden and I beat your ass like a drum in the 2020 election, and I'm going to do it again in November, so if you can still hear me with that ridiculous bandage on your ear, have your nursemaids break out the Desitin."

You lost - check.
You're still a loser - check.
Your attempt to garner sympathy is laughable - check.
You're an addlebrained old fuck - check.

July 16, 2024

VANCE/TRUMP!!!!

Do you want to drive Trump absolutely mad(der)?

Print up some "Vance-Trump" posters or flags that give JD Vance (I believe the JD stands for Junior Douche) top billing. Hand them out to the rubes at Trump events and let them wave them around during his ramblings. Believe me, Ol' Donny Half-helix will go insane if he sees that lickspittle get top-billing.

If anyone could stomach attending a Trump event, one could even start a "Vance, Vance, Vance" cheer. The rubes would probably think nothing of it, but boy-oh-boy would that dig directly into TSF's rind.

June 28, 2024

I guess I'll never visit Daily Beast again.

I usually take a look for entertainment and movie reviews, and usually to see what kind of stupidity that republican asshole Matt Smith has to say.

Today, I count 18 articles about how Biden should step down, or how he can be pushed out...of course one by that republican asshole Matt Smith.

Ridiculous!

June 27, 2024

Top Ten Excuses to Get Out of a Presidential Debate.

From the home office in Genoa Township, the Top Ten Excuses to Get Out of a Presidential Debate.
10. Bone spurs.
9. Covfefe.
8. Only suckers and losers debate.
7. Conflicting appointment to get my hair (singular) cut.
6. Many people are saying a debate is unnecessary because I'm already winning by a lot.
5. Podium not big enough to hide Aileen.
4. I've never met that man, and he's not even my type.
3. I'm being fitted for an ankle bracelet.
2. Have you seen Obama lately? I mean, what if the guy just wanders off the stage and hurts himself.
1. Trumpdinger's Shark: A shark, a vial of poison and a battery are all placed in an enclosed water tank. If a voltmeter attached to the battery reads above a certain level, the poison will be released killing the shark. Therefore, until the tank is opened, I have both won and lost the debate at the same time.

June 27, 2024

DAFUCK ARE THE TOONS???

June 17, 2024

I went to the Columbus Air Show 2024 on Father's Day.

I wasn't paying much attention until the end of the day, but when I looked around the crowd while the USAF Thunderbirds performed at the end of the day, I realized that I hadn't noticed any MAGA hats or TRUMP shirts all day. I'm sure there were some. I saw maybe four red hats in the crowd that could have been MAGAts, but they were too far away to tell. I just thought it was odd. It's Ohio. It's not like the cultists here are ever afraid or ashamed to flaunt their dedication to Baron von Shitzenpantz. Especially at a pro-Murca, pro-military event like this.

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