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The Growing Threat Of Donald Trump Revealed, As Election Nears!

Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize winning historian, who has written books on authoritarians and autocrats, says Donald Trump’s promotion of male supremacy in his rallies mirrors the rhetoric of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Benito Mussolini.

Also, former General and Trump White House Chief of Staff John Kelly says in a New York Times interview with Michael Schmidt that Trump expressed strong admiration for Hitler.

Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg reports that Trump has said he wants generals around him as Hitler had, who will be loyal to him alone.

Trump has said publicly that there are “enemies from within”, mentioning specifically Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff, calling them more dangerous than foreign authoritan leaders. And he talks about immigrants “poisoning the blood” of America, sounding just like Hitler, and has said there will be mass deportations, and prison camps if he is elected.

And beyond these points, Trump himself has said openly that he admires people like Putin, Kim Jong Un, Xi Ji Ping, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and regularly praises them.

It is worrisome that there seems to be a massive difference in voting attitudes between men and women in this upcoming election, as particularly, young males seem to be gravitating toward Trump, while the margin for Kamala Harris among women is massive, creating a gender gap, that if it follows through to Election Day, will mark the biggest chasm between men and women in election behavior in American history!

Will voters be convinced by all these revelations and evidence that Trump is too dangerous to be given the powers of the Presidency again? That is the stressful issue as we are down to less than two weeks to the election, that clearly is the most important in American history since 1860 and 1940!

Trump Threatens News Media And First Amendment: Alarming Development!

Donald Trump has been critical of news media for years, due to their reporting of his antics and illegalities and immoralities.

But recently, he has indicated his intention to shut down critical news media if he is returned to the Oval Office.

This threat to the First Amendment and freedom of the press is highly alarming, and no decent person should think that it is acceptable that he could go ahead and try to shut down the press, both print and cable!

Trump has issued threats against such reputable sources as the NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR and PBS among others.

In his world, only right wing media, such as FOX NEWS CHANNEL would exist, and yet even that network has come under attack from him during his Presidential campaign.

If Donald Trump is returned to the White House, the nation will be in the grips of an authoritarian Fascist regime, so it cannot be allowed to occur!

Liz Cheney Joining Harris In Campaigning In “Blue Wall” States On Monday

Former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney has been courageous in deciding to endorse Kamala Harris for President against Donald Trump, having given up her Congressional seat in the process.

And now, after having held an endorsement rally in Ripon, Wisconsin more than two weeks ago, she is now joining Harris today, Monday, October 21, in joint campaign rallies in the “Blue Wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, all states that if Harris can win them, along with the Second District of Nebraska, will be enough to give her the electoral votes needed for victory on November 5.

Many other Republicans have also appeared at rallies in support of Harris, most notably former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinziger.

So the two Republicans on the January 6 House Committee will go down in history as the most courageous and influential Republicans above many others of lesser renown who have shown principle over ambition, and will be well regarded in reputation in the long run of history!

Eisenhower And Reagan Commitment To Internationalism Being Rejected By Donald Trump And “America First” Extremism!

The Republican Party before World War II was dominated by America First Isolationism, led by Ohio Senator Robert Taft, “Mr Conservative Republican”, and Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg.

However, Vandenberg abandoned isolationism with the beginning of the Cold War with the Soviet Union after World War II, but with Taft still pursuing isolationism.

But in 1952, when Taft sought the Presidency, he was stopped by World War II hero Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was able to shift American foreign policy to support of the international community, including support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and commitment to fighting Communist expansion around the world.

The majority of Republicans who pursued bipartisanship in foreign policy continued, and reached a new peak under Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, and with the Presidencies of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.

However, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan provoked the emergence of a strong opposition to the policy of interventionism, and also led to those who started to see the Russian Federation that followed the downfall of the Soviet Union in 1991 as not a nation to be seen as “the enemy”.

Donald Trump became the leader of the attack on the interventionist past of the Republican Party from 1952-2016. Now, many Republicans in Congress back Trump on his isolationist bent, including his Vice Presidential running mate, JD Vance.

This is a dangerous trend, and cozying up to Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation with their war in Ukraine is an alarm bell in the middle of the night, as accepting authoritarianism is a trend toward Fascism!

Pennsylvania Gains More Campaign Events, Crucial To Harris Victory!

Pennsylvania, the Keystone State, is gaining more campaign events and attention than any other “Swing” or “Battleground” state.

That is because Pennsylvania, with 19 electoral votes, offers more than any other of those states.

The indication is that Pennsylvania is likely to go to Kamala Harris over Donald Trump, but there is growing trepidation about that matter.

If, by some chance, Harris does not win Pennsylvania on November 5, there will be plenty of “Monday Morning Quarterbacking”, that will say that the fatal mistake was Harris passing by extremely popular and charismatic Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as her Vice Presidential running mate.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is inspiring and has done an excellent job, but the fear of failure is still omnipresent!

Trump And Christian Nationalists Promoting Trump As Speaking For Jesus Christ!

It is horrifying how some Christian nationalists who believe in white supremacy are promoting the idea that Donald Trump is sent by God, as the modern Jesus!

This is a threat to civil order, and to nonwhite populations and the Jewish population of the nation.

It is promoting that America should be a theocracy, which is against the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and the views of most of the Founding Fathers.

Separation of Church and State was a basic tenet at the time of the creation of the nation, and America should not abandon that tradition.

And to make Trump equivalent of a Jesus Christ is preposterous, as he is fully ignorant and unconcerned about religion, just exploiting it for his own ends.

Facing Reality: Voting For Trump Means President Vance!

Donald Trump is clearly in cognitive decline, for anyone who has a brain, and watches how Trump acts at rallies, and his lunatic statements promoting threats and violence.

If somehow he is elected, it seems clear that, mentally, Donald Trump will not survive a four year term in stable mental shape, and with his overweight and other medical issues that he refuses to share with the American people, the odds are good that he might not survive the term.

So face reality, that voting for Donald Trump means President JD Vance is very likely, or at the long range scenario, Vance, if not becoming President during the term, will have a very good possibility of following Trump by election in the White House.

So when voting, one has to think about the concept of JD Vance, a chameleon, massive liar, and a nasty individual to boot, who has been promoted by billionaires, including Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, because the odds are very high that he would succeed Trump during the term.

With Vance being a heartbeat away from the Oval Office, and the fact of the Project 2025 architects and others who already were abusing power in the first Trump Administration, but gained pardons from Trump, likely to have a major role in the operation of the government over the next four years, the conclusion is clear!

This should be enough motivation for Americans to cast their vote for Kamala Harris, as the only alternative to save the nation from Fascism!

Irrational For Any Female, Black, Or Latino To Support Trump!

With less than three weeks to Election Day, and early voting having begun, including this author and blogger having voted by mail already, one has to wonder how any female, black, or Latino American could find justification to vote for Donald Trump.

Voting is a complex act, as clearly, no candidate for any public office has a “perfect” record, and one can disagree with some views or policies of any candidate for public office.

But anyone following public affairs, and who has reasoning powers, would have to overlook reality to vote for Donald Trump in 2024.

This is particularly the case for females, African Americans, and Hispanic-Latino Americans.

The fact that Trump appointed three Supreme Court Justices who brought about the end of abortion rights guarantee should be enough information for all women except the extreme anti abortionists, who do not care about the welfare and lives of pregnant women.

The fact that Trump has been openly racist throughout his life, not just in his Presidency, should convince African Americans that he has no regard or respect for African Americans and Hispanic-Latino Americans.

For the latter to allow the immigration issue to overcome the history of Trump’s lack of concern for immigrant families trying to escape oppression, violence and bloodshed in their home countries, and to separate children from their families, as occurred in the Trump Presidency, is shocking.

Trump’s bizarre behavior of swaying and dancing at a rally, truly erratic behavior;

his constant threats to go after “internal enemies” who he thinks are more dangerous than Russia or China;

and his obsession with tariffs and with deportation of more than ten million migrants, which all would undermine the American economy, and particularly the agriculture industry

should be enough to convince any rational voter who is female, black or Latino, along with everyone else, that they must unite around Kamala Harris, who has been backed by massive numbers of conservatives and Republicans who see Trump as a threat and disaster for the nation!

Kamala Harris Has Much Republican Support, While Trump Has RFK Jr. And Tulsi Gabbard!

Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has much Republican support from those who have served under Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and even Donald Trump, along with those who were involved in the John McCain and Mitt Romney Presidential campaigns.

Also, many former Republican Senators and Representatives have endorsed Harris, but sadly the vast majority of present office holders in Congress, and sitting Republican governors, have been unwilling to abandon Donald Trump.

At the same time, if one looks for Democrats who are supporting Donald Trump, the list is very short, including:

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who ran for President as an Independent, and then withdrew and endorsed Trump.

Tulsi Gabbard, former Hawaii Congresswoman who was a contender in Democratic Presidential primaries in 2020.

Rod Blagojevich, former Illinois Governor who served time in prison for trying to “sell” the appointment of a US Senator to replace Barack Obama, when he became President. Donald Trump pardoned him after he had served eight years in prison.

Peter Deutsch, former South Florida Congressman, but out of office for the past 20 years.

Danger Of American Fascism Greater Now Than Ever Before!

America has had the danger of Fascism before in its history, but never as great as in the present with Donald Trump!

In the past, we had Huey Long in the 1930s before 1936, with him being assassinated in September 1935.

We also had Strom Thurmond in 1948.

We also had George Wallace in 1968.

We also had Patrick Buchanan in 1992 and 2000.

The closest threat before now was Wallace in 1968, who ran as the American Independent Party nominee, and won 5 Southern states and 46 electoral votes. I cover the story of Wallace in my Presidential Assassinations book.

Strom Thurmond won 4 Southern states and 39 electoral votes in 1948 as the candidate of the Dixiecrats.

Long was a great potential threat to Franklin D. Roosevelt for 1936, but was assassinated in 1935, as I cover in my Presidential Assassinations book.

Patrick Buchanan weakened George H. W. Bush in 1992 primaries, and his name on the ballot in Florida in 2000 led to confusion, gaining votes that were meant to go to Democratic nominee Al Gore, affecting the election of George W. Bush.

But now, Donald Trump is a real threat, not only to immigrants, but also to critics, whether in the news media or opposition politicians, and calling for a dictatorship on Day One, leading General Mark Milley to declare Trump a Fascist, and the most dangerous threat to American democracy, the Constitution, and rule of law in all of American history!