And this is something that is, you know, throughout history, we look at authoritarian leaders and dictators in other countries. I'm pretty sure they all believe they’re doing what’s best. Even Hitler thought he was doing what was best for Germany, right? For the German race. In his own mind, he found a way to justify the means to meet his end. So when we have people with that mindset, well, you know we’ve got to do whatever it takes because, as President Biden said in that speech in Philadelphia, that those who supported Trump, those who didn't vote for him are extremists and a threat to our democracy.
Of course, when President Biden spoke in Philadelphia last month, he said no such thing:
Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.
Now, I want to be very clear, very clear up front: Not every Republican, not even the majority of Republicans, are MAGA Republicans. Not every Republican embraces their extreme ideology.
Of course, Gabbard knows this full well. But, as with Trump, Bolduc and those who deny the results of the 2020 election, why would Gabbard let the truth get in the way of her argument? And while she's at it let's throw in Hitler for good measure. It's about the sort of thing I would expect of someone who at first denied that Syrian dictator Bashar Assad used chemical weapons against his own people and then after acknowledging his acts declined to call him a war criminal.
One would be inclined to dismiss Gabbard's demagoguery if not for the fact that defeated, former President Trump considered naming Gabbard his Secretary of State or his Ambassador to the UN. And now that she's campaigning for Trump's allies then who can say he won't entertain such thoughts again?
In which case, if Gabbard believes Biden is like Hitler then what does that make Trump?
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