Leave The Fuhrer alone.
Posted on 06/05/2016 8:28:00 PM PDT by MtnClimber
I’ve decided to come off the sidelines and endorse a candidate for President of the United States.
I’ll start by reminding readers that my politics don’t align with any of the candidates. My interest in the race has been limited to Trump’s extraordinary persuasion skills. But lately Hillary Clinton has moved into the persuasion game – and away from boring facts and policies – with great success. Let’s talk about that.
This past week we saw Clinton pair the idea of President Trump with nuclear disaster, racism, Hitler, the Holocaust, and whatever else makes you tremble in fear.
That is good persuasion if you can pull it off because fear is a strong motivator. It is also a sharp pivot from Clinton’s prior approach of talking about her mastery of policy details, her experience, and her gender. Trump took her so-called “woman card” and turned it into a liability. So Clinton wisely pivoted. Her new scare tactics are solid-gold persuasion. I wouldn’t be surprised if you see Clinton’s numbers versus Trump improve in June, at least temporarily, until Trump finds a counter-move.
The only downside I can see to the new approach is that it is likely to trigger a race war in the United States. And I would be a top-ten assassination target in that scenario because once you define Trump as Hitler, you also give citizens moral permission to kill him. And obviously it would be okay to kill anyone who actively supports a genocidal dictator, including anyone who wrote about his persuasion skills in positive terms. (I’m called an “apologist” on Twitter, or sometimes just Joseph Goebbels).
If Clinton successfully pairs Trump with Hitler in your mind – as she is doing – and loses anyway, about a quarter of the country will think it is morally justified to assassinate their own leader. I too would feel that way if an actual Hitler came to power in this country. I would join the resistance and try to take out the Hitler-like leader. You should do the same. No one wants an actual President Hitler.
This guy is a total idiot.
I thought it was a total sarc slam on hillary and the left.
Brilliant sarcasm.
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Glad you liked it Lurker. I have re-read it a few times and it gets better each time. And the violence the left is throwing at Trump rally attendees only reinforces this satire.
Leave The Fuhrer alone.
That's going to leave a mark.
Remember, he considers himself a matter persuader. So what's he trying to persuade here?
Master persuader, that is.
(Autocorrect is evil)
“(Autocorrect is evil)”
But “Mr. Proof reader” (you) must be more evil because he doesn’t let you proof read before send. /s
This whole meme of connecting Trump to Hitler is so incredibly extreme as to be comical. Nothing about Trump creates that associate. On the other hand, the intolerance and violence of the Democrats, their lies, and doublespeak sure might create some comparisons.
You have officially understood his satire.
Do you seriously want to fight the BATF gestapo?
Based on the fact that only Hitlery and Bernie supporters are acting like fascist brown shirts, yes, it seems like satire. However, lobotomized lefties are likely to think he’s endorsing Hitlery, missing the point entirely.
What, I'm supposed to type AND proofread before I send?!
Might as well chisel into a rock, throw it into the air and shine a flashlight on it - just as easy.
As I have often said, I have no psychic powers and I don’t know which candidate would be the best president. But I do know which outcome is most likely to get me killed by my fellow citizens. So for safety reason, I’m on team Clinton.
My prediction remains that Trump will win in a landslide based on his superior persuasion skills. But don’t blame me for anything President Trump does in office because I endorse Clinton.
The rest of you are on your own. Good luck.
The last part of his essay is worth readying carefully as it is only half funny. His prediction of an eventual insurrection or assassination directly resulting from what Hillary is currently saying may be prophetic. Speaking about the opposing party’s presidential nominee as she is doing is nothing short of seditious.
Dunno. May be the real thing. So brilliant that few “GET IT”? Kind of like the brilliance of “The Rite of Spring” but no one could stand it.
Follow the link and read the rest of Scott's post. There's more afterwards.
He is actually agreeing with you. I can't tell if he is joking, or not. But, he's essentially endorsing Clinton because he is being threatened by Clinton supporters:
So I’ve decided to endorse Hillary Clinton for President, for my personal safety. Trump supporters don’t have any bad feelings about patriotic Americans such as myself, so I’ll be safe from that crowd. But Clinton supporters have convinced me – and here I am being 100% serious – that my safety is at risk if I am seen as supportive of Trump. So I’m taking the safe way out and endorsing Hillary Clinton for president.
Click the link and read the rest of his post. You'll see that he is indeed endorsing Clinton. But, his rationale is very interesting.
I honestly don't know if he is doing so to make a point via satire, or if he really is receiving enough threats to make him uncomfortable.
Perhaps his next blog post will make that clear. But, Scott appears to be making a statement of finality... this may be the last post he writes on the subject.
Or, you could read the rest of his blog post. Only an excerpt has been posted, but isn't labeled as such.
Then, you can decide if it's satire, or if he is serious about why he chose his endorsement.
Actually, I don't think the statement where he clarifies that he is being 100% serious is funny at all.
Scott explicitly said that he isn't afraid of Trump supporters. But, something he has been hearing/reading from Clinton supporters has him rattled.
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