chrisgie.bsky.social
Intensivist, currently working in EMS. He/him. Progressive conservative, anti-authoritarian. Kind of a mess. I know, right?
Proud father of two furballs, battling feline sarcoma. Staying strong 💪🏻
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There’s a long list of outstanding Presidents, sure, with their lights and shadows, but nonetheless exceptional statesmen: FDR, JFK, Lindon B. Johnson, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Theo Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Abe Lincoln…
Not that he was ‘bad’, but I’m not sure Biden would stand a chance
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My deepest sympathies. There are times we can’t win, still it is worth the fight, and every last drop of love you shared. My thoughts are with you, your family, and brave Franklin
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I’m so sorry for your immense loss. Let the love you shared comfort you, this love will never fade.
My deepest sympathy.
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I really encourage you folks to watch ‘The Plot Against America’ if you haven’t. It’s about the aftermath of FDR losing to Charles Lindbergh’s America First. Scary stuff.
It’s based on a novel by Philip Roth, didn’t read it yet, but am planning to do so.
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The German ‘Zentrum’ Party (1870-1933) was a catholic, conservative party, which opposed Hitler and the nazis. Until forced to dissolve. A lot of Christian conservatives (and especially Catholics) didn’t sympathize with the nazis. But yes, as a big criticism, most didn’t take action though
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And even more so, the fascism vortex isn’t even an intellectual construct, despite there being many signs; they openly do the nazi salute!
In case you haven’t seen it, I’d recommend ‘The Plot Against America’. Just rewatched it recently, hits even harder now.
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You’re right, ‘all hell [would have broken] out’, I know. On the other hand, no former President (not 100% sure, there was Nixon…), who believed or at least respected democracy, would have done remotely any of it.
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Beware of dehumanization, that’s their style, not ours.
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What’s utmost scary is they actually do, they are even intelligent and mostly nice people. They are lied to, and decided to swallow every single lie with no hesitation whatsoever. Why, I don’t get it. But like most Germans were no evil nazis in the ‘30s, most MAGA voters/supporters aren’t either