Dorothy Thompson, 1935: "No people ever recognize their dictator in advance."

[pnwmom]

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-journalists-covered-rise-mussolini-hitler-180961407/#RgpbEcwsOALx22h3.99

“No people ever recognize their dictator in advance,” she reflected in 1935. “He never stands for election on the platform of dictatorship. He always represents himself as the instrument [of] the Incorporated National Will.” Applying the lesson to the U.S., she wrote, “When our dictator turns up you can depend on it that he will be one of the boys, and he will stand for everything traditionally American.”

[BlueCaliDem]

1. "You will know them by their fruits"

Matthew 7:15-20New King James Version (NKJV)
You Will Know Them by Their Fruits

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits.

If those Americans weren't so blinded by their hate for Hillary had just looked at tRump's "fruits", they would've seen him for the ravenous wolf and false prophet that he is.

But that goes for ALL elected Republicans.

I consider ALL Republicans (elected and just supporters) "ravenous wolves" in sheep's clothing. You'd think all those Evangelicals would know better than to vote Republican since Republicanism is antithetical to Christian values, but no. *sigh*

[charlyvi]

2. With all due respect to Dorothy Thompson

I think in this case more than half the nation recognizes it. My only hope is that he's crazy enough that even his base will want him impeached before long.

[Demsrule86]

3. Dictators who have power don't have to ask permissio...

I hope our form of government can survive Trump.

[pnwmom]

4. Well, she wrote this in 1935, so . . . .

[charlyvi]

5. Woah!

That lady was witness to some evil, evil shit.