Another Nuremberg rally...

[kentuck]

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It's like a cheap thrill...

Like thousands of Pavlov's dogs, they wait for his pause so they can applaud. His nose stuck in the air and his chin jutted out like Mussolini, he struts across the stage in front of his admiring worshipers.

His lies and divisive hatred spew from his mouth like a fireman's hose.

If he were an electric car, his rally would be his charging station. He needs the re-assurance that he can still fire up his followers.

It's a sad time in our nation's history but it is where we are...

[SamKnause]

1. I'm watching the evil festival of lies.

The audience stupidity is too low to measure.

They are sucking up the lies with hoots and hollers.

How sad.

How frightening.

[The Mouth]

12. What's really frightening

is that they vote. And their vote counts just as much as yours or mine.

[durablend]

15. Or even moreso...

They have no problem whatsoever with our votes being tossed away.

Something about rather be Russian than a Democrat...

[Larrybanal]

21. how american

[SamKnause]

2. Yes, I caught his Mussolini impression.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

19. Just keep in mind what happened to Mussolini.

[Larrybanal]

23. mussolini

has been his visual idol from day one...puff out the chest...push out the chin and pretend to be staring at the future...not a good look

[dalton99a]

3. He's a fucking bore. But hey, there is a black guy!

[Larrybanal]

22. no...it would be there is MY black guy

[True Blue American]

27. Joe has been running the hate clip that included, " Shoot them!"

The one thing I noticed was the young black boy. He did not applaud at all.

There he was right in the middle of screaming white adults laughing and applauding.

So much like Adolph Hitler rallies it is beyond comprehension that people applaud him

[mia]

4. I'm listening to it in the background.

It is a sad and terrifying time to be alive.

[kentuck]

6. I think we need a little compartment in our brain...

...where we can put Trump and his followers and keep them locked up there until we decide to let them out. It's for our own peace of mind.

[mia]

7. Yes. We need to always remember that they're there and could be in our lives.

There are too many of them in my life.

[ginnyinWI]

20. We went on a short camping trip this week.

No internet. Only a few snatches of news on the car radio if we happened to be in it going somewhere.

Let me tell you the peace of mind at not knowing what 45 was saying that day. And by the next day or two it's all gone anyway, and doesn't matter, because they, the media, are on to the next thing. It's a symbiotic relationship. It's even true of some pundits on Twitter who thrive on reacting to 45.

So I'm avoiding that circus and focusing on other things and it feels better. No need to get caught up in that endless cycle. We don't have cable anyway so we watch PBS Newshour and put on the mute whenever 45's face is on it spouting his filth and lies. If it isn't lies, it's utter nonsense because he's so incompetent as a president and human being.

I'm reading The Atlantic and New Yorker. Not hiding from news. I'm watching debate coverage world events. Just being really selective about hearing about that clown, and life is better for it.

[Larrybanal]

24. i escaped to thailand

to avoid trumps inauguration...it didn't work and was inescapable...american and brit soldiers were in a food class and all loved him...it was very distressing

[dem4decades]

5. I doubt the local library is experiencing less people tonight.

[colsohlibgal]

8. History Repeating Itself

I have on DVD the series “the World At War” from the early 70s, and Orange Twitler’s rallies and the rallies of Hitler and Mussolini are strikingly similar right down to the fawning crowds.

Of course we know from the release of audio tapes of Tricky Dick and the old B actor Reagan is they said in private pretty much what that Orange Creep says out loud.

We better choose wisely and beat that Orange Disaster and hopefully take back the Senate.....including retiring the Turtle, aka Moscow Mitch.......I will be donating heavily to his worthy female opponent this weekend.

[The Mouth]

13. Anyone who hasn't studied 'Triumph of the Will'

and has any responsibility for putting on political rallies is an idiot.

Goebbels was a genius, and absolute genius. That shit worked, works, and will work. All that is needed is an authoritarian leader, a budget, and planning.

Required viewing in any Political Science class worthy of the name, or for anyone working campaigns.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_of_the_Will

[True Blue American]

28. They are exactly alike!

[Claritie Pixie]

9. He's a genius at psychological manipulation.

He inflames the human competitive trait to be better than others in a malignant way. He makes his followers feel important.

[YOHABLO]

25. It doesn't take a genius to instill hatred. The Klan has been doing it for a century.

[MarianJack]

10. But...but...but...

Hillary had EMAILS!

RESKST!

[PatrickforO]

11. When civilized people can finally bring Trump and his criminal minions to justice,

we can also use the Nuremberg analogy because they are going to have to be brought to trial for crimes against humanity.

And I'm dead serious about that. These people in cages in these concentration camps have to be freed and reunited, and they need to be brought in - the ones that want to - to testify against the criminals. Because of all the things Trump has done that I believe to be crimes, and they are many, these crimes are the absolute worst.

[True Blue American]

29. I agree!

[Perseus]

14. How beautifully put, almost poetic

Well done. In so little space you have managed to paint the exact picture. As I read it I was able to be there and see the comedy that it is. Thank you

I liked your reference to "Pavlov's Dogs". It deserves that an artist take hold of it to make a painting. I may do it.

[kentuck]

16. Thank you, Perseus.

I can imagine all those dogs with their tongues hanging out the sides of their mouths, with their eyes open in awed excitement.

[The Wizard]

17. The People's Temple comes to mind

Link to tweet

[YOHABLO]

26. Perhaps it's a good analogy. Jones knew he could manipulate the most vulnerable.

[Blue_true]

18. You just pointed out why our nominee must be a relentless campaigner.

Trump loves the adulation of his crowds. And the news media treat his rallies as important instead of calling them for what they are.

When the General campaign swings into action, Trump will be doing 2-3 rallies a day and be largely ignoring his job. If our nominee is doing an average of one stop per day, that is not going to look good for us, even if our nominee is talking pure substance. Our nominee need to match Trump's stops then add some, going everywhere, big towns, small towns.

[brooklynite]

30. The analogy doesn't work...

When you charge a car, it remains charged. Trump's rallies are like a drug for him I've found that the "hit" wears off within 12 hours.