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Trump Escalates Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric With ‘Poisoning the Blood’ Comment
When asked about immigration in a recent interview, the former president used language with echoes of white supremacy and Hitler.
www.nytimes.com
In words reminiscent of Hitler’s Mein Kampf, Trump claimed yesterday that immigrants were poisoning our blood.
He knows exactly what he is saying. He’s read Hitler’s speeches, keeping a copy of them by his bedside. I know I risk being called out under Godwin’s law for making this comparison, but it fits. This is not the only example of course, but it is perhaps one of his more blatant ones. He demanded that his generals be obedient to him like Nazi generals. He despises anyone with a disability. Just substitute Jews for Mexicans and the comparison is almost complete.
He hasn’t called for us to conquer the rest of the Americas I suppose. He’s also not as competent as Adolf was. But I truly believe he wants to be.
The question is whether remarks like this will impact those inclined to vote for him but who are not true believers. Or maybe will inspire enough people to come out and vote against him.