Reg: If you fail at this time to turn against Donald Trump, to openly state he is not fit for the position he egregiously holds, you too have abandoned this country and all human decency.

Peter T.: They are in our families, workplaces, houses of worship...and quite possibly on this message board, Reg. What a lesson we've had in how authoritarianism takes hold, how some are seduced by its alleged strength and simplicity, how some love to pin their shitty lives on "the other". Who needs the messiness of democracy when the guy with the biggest blunt object is pleased to wield it in order to get things done. Can 1930s Germany happen here? It's hard to say...I wouldn't rule it out...and if the economy wasn't doing so well, who knows how truly ugly things could devolve to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWmnBcNijvo

1933

Stop asking musicians what they think" He said softly as he poured himself a second drink And outside, the world slipped over the brink We all thought we had nothing to lose That we could trust in crossed fingers and horseshoes That everything would work out, no matter what we choose The first time it was a tragedy The second time is a farce Outside it's 1933 so I'm hitting the bar But I don't know what's going on anymore The world outside is burning with a brand new light But it isn't one that makes me feel warm Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn If I was of the greatest generation I'd be pissed Surveying the world that I built slipping back into this I'd be screaming at my grandkids: "We already did this" Be suspicious of simple answers That shit's for fascists and maybe teenagers You can't fix the world if all you have is a hammer The first time it was a tragedy The second time is a farce Outside it's 1933 so I'm hitting the bar But I don't know what's going on anymore The world outside is burning with a brand new light But it isn't one that makes me feel warm Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn For the dawn Aren't you ashamed of this? I surely hope that you are We live in a society that's maybe heading for Mars But down here we still have a shower of bastards leading the charge Outside it's 1933 so I'm hitting the bar But I don't know what's going on anymore The world outside is burning with a brand new light But it isn't one that makes me feel warm Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn