“Donald Trump is, without question, the most powerful man that the planet has ever known- by a long way. Historically, powerful people were characterised by brutal conquest and the fear that they instilled in the populations that came under their influence. Common names that would come to mind are Alexander the Great, the Caesars, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, Tamburlaine, Napoleon and, more recently, Hitler, Mao, and Stalin,” read the letter. “The overwhelming difference between each of the above when compared with President Trump is their lack of global reach. Their power was limited to restricted local areas (even though some of these areas were quite large in a local context). They had nowhere near the control over modern logistics, manpower, technology, and the global economic muscle that President Trump can enforce."
The extermination camps were origionally created to be deportation camps in 1930s Germany too. It wasn’t until the Wannsee Conference on 20 January 1942 that they dreamed up the official policy of extermination. History doesn’t repeat, but it sure as fuck rhymes.
I mean, the right wing spent most of the 90s and beyond trying to polish the turd that is Ronnie Raygun. They wanted - and still want - that POS to have his name on everything.
And that was after Iran/Contra, mind you.
I bet there is lots of strategic forgettery when it comes to this asshole, who managed to top Ronnie Raygun in his destruction (most likely - Ronnie Raygun is responsible for a shit-ton of destruction).
Reagan’s destruction has been playing out over the last 40 years but was necessary groundwork to get us here. The 80s were when the republicans came up with “starve the beast”, “two santa clauses”, supply side economics, and accelerated regulatory capture.