Nice comment from Hugo Rifkind
Whether or not he will govern like a fascist, he certainly campaigned like one. He is, indeed, a convicted felon, declared liable by a court for sexual abuse, and accused of rape in a court deposition by his late first wife. He did, indisputably, accuse immigrants of eating cats and dogs. He fomented an uprising at the Capitol by refusing to concede an election he had clearly lost. He has routinely demanded the jailing of his opponents. Sometimes, as last week when he said Liz Cheney should face down a bunch of rifles, he has joked about seeing them killed.
He fails to comprehend the difference between his country’s interests and his own. He’s transparently in awe of dictators, and he did say: “In many cases, our allies are worse than our so-called enemies.” He will imperil Nato. Less gravely, but perhaps no less frighteningly, he has promised a job to RFK Jnr, who once had a worm in his brain and doesn’t believe in vaccines. And he did, absolutely, spend a long part of a long speech talking about the size of a golfer’s penis. All of this, indisputably, is true.
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For liberals today, though, the hardest truth of all is that America saw not nearly enough in Trump to put them off.
An American friend told me that largely no-one votes for a president. They vote against the one they really don't want. Over half of Americans just didn't want Harris.
Whether or not he will govern like a fascist, he certainly campaigned like one. He is, indeed, a convicted felon, declared liable by a court for sexual abuse, and accused of rape in a court deposition by his late first wife. He did, indisputably, accuse immigrants of eating cats and dogs. He fomented an uprising at the Capitol by refusing to concede an election he had clearly lost. He has routinely demanded the jailing of his opponents. Sometimes, as last week when he said Liz Cheney should face down a bunch of rifles, he has joked about seeing them killed.
He fails to comprehend the difference between his country’s interests and his own. He’s transparently in awe of dictators, and he did say: “In many cases, our allies are worse than our so-called enemies.” He will imperil Nato. Less gravely, but perhaps no less frighteningly, he has promised a job to RFK Jnr, who once had a worm in his brain and doesn’t believe in vaccines. And he did, absolutely, spend a long part of a long speech talking about the size of a golfer’s penis. All of this, indisputably, is true.
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For liberals today, though, the hardest truth of all is that America saw not nearly enough in Trump to put them off.
An American friend told me that largely no-one votes for a president. They vote against the one they really don't want. Over half of Americans just didn't want Harris.
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