@Sturgis,
Quote:I don't believe you can compare the tyrants of WW 2 era and their actions to a medical nightmare which just showed itself.
First, "Trumpism" is hardly just a matter of his administration's response to the pandemic. This is clearly the worst and most dangerous presidency in our lifetimes and likely in the history of the US. Further, the problems aren't merely limited to Trump but to the GOP and modern conservative ideology which have made every present situation worse and made the future of American democracy deeply uncertain.
As to comparisons, what I wrote was that Trump is a sociopath, as was Hitler, and that seeing him attain power evoked responses that are surely similar to the responses of those who watched Hitler come to power. Or Mussolini - fear, despair, frustration, anger, a sense of powerlessness and/or dire urgency and even a desire for vengeance. And if you might be under the delusion that Trump is not a sociopath, then you need to familiarize yourself with relevant literature.
If you wish to make the claim that Trump is not Hitler, fine. Mussolini was not Hitler. Putin is not Hitler. Berlusconi is not Hitler. Netanyahu is not Hitler. Dick Cheney is not Hitler. But every one of them were or are sociopaths. Each were unique in pathologies and, importantly, in the social/political context of their nations and cultures. If Putin has arisen in the context of America, what would that look like? If Hitler had been born in Kentucky and managed to rise to power, what would that look like? Because of the unique history and culture of the US, Hitler would have had to become a different Hitler for reasons that ought to be obvious. But catastrophe would inevitably follow, wouldn't it?
Quote:I am thoroughly disgusted by your attempted comparative view.
Well, you win some, you lose some.
