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AverageOldGuy (3,855 posts)

Am I losing it or what . . . ???

I had an experience today that is troubling me more and more. I hope I’m just too damn paranoid. But if I’m not . . .

Here’s the story.

We are in our 80’s, moved into a small apartment in Northern Virginia from a spacious home we built in rural Virginia 18 years ago. Wife does not get out much at all.

Today I returned from grocery shopping and doc’s appointment to find her watching the movie “Nuremberg” on Netflix. The movie was at the point where Goebbels was being questioned by the US prosecutor.

Remember – Hitler was preceded by the Weimar Republic, which was not unlike the US – three branches of government, functioning judiciary, elections, and the like. The Great Depression hit German especially hard and Hitler rose to power by, among other things, blaming the Weimar Republic for Germany’s deep, serious economic distress.

The Goebbels character said something like – and this is not a quote but it’s the best I can remember – “The Weimar Republic was weak and pathetic . , , , ,”

Damn if I didn’t flash back to last night’s Trump speech in which he described preceding administrations – specifically Biden – using the same words – “weak,” “pathetic.”

As I recall, Trump first wife – who is now resting peacefully in the rough at his Bedminster Golf Resort – is quoted as saying Trump kept a copy of Hitler’s speeches at his bedside.

Did I hear the words of Hitler and Goebbels come out of Trump’s mouth? Or am I losing it in my old age??

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221143669

Trump is the common sense president. Biden was, in fact, weak and pathetic so Trump pointed it out.

Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate from Maine known for his now-covered Nazi tattoo, described himself as so "crudely atheist" that he derided Jesus Christ as a "zombie" and the Virgin Mary as "a skank" in a newly uncovered Reddit post.

In the post, Platner responded to a 2008 lawsuit that claimed a soldier was denied a promotion for not embracing "fundamentalist Christianity." Platner asked, "What units is this shit in?" and stated that while "I've spent 8 years in the infantry … I've been about as crudely atheist as one can be the entire time." Platner cited "zombie jesus jokes and Mary sucking at covering up being a skank" as examples of what he found humorous during his years in the military.

The post is still live but doesn't display its author. An archived version of the post reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon shows it belongs to a now-deleted account associated with Platner. The post was first highlighted by conservative commentator Greg Price.

https://x.com/shortmagsmle/status/2040768497886572566

I don't know who Foubert is or his home country, but his family name is French (insert nationalist joke here).