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Victor Davis Hanson: Once Joyful Harris Now Goes the Full McCarthyite
American Greatness ^ | 31 Oct, 2024 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 10/31/2024 6:38:33 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Harris is smearing Trump as a fascist, even though ironically, he has been the target of fascist machinations from her own party and supporters for nearly a decade.

In the last two weeks, Kamala Harris has been trying to revive her stagnant campaign by smearing Trump as being Hitlerian and a fascist. She claims Trump is planning to put his enemies in encampments.

Yet in the modern era, it was not Trump who put large numbers of U.S. residents and citizens into “relocation camps,” but liberal Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt who sent Japanese-American citizens and residents into them.

If Harris refers to Trump’s supposed fascist policies during his prior four-year tenure, there is no such evidence.

Nonetheless, the once “joyful” Harris is ending her campaign by trafficking in lies and smears reminiscent of the Joe McCarthy era.

Recall that fascists hijack law enforcement and the military to suspend constitutional rights and punish enemies. But Trump did neither.

Instead, in 2016, a corrupt FBI went after Trump himself during the Obama administration with the bogus Steele dossier.

The FBI, which in 2016 had hired the faker Steele, in 2020, fused with social media to suppress accurate news reporting of the embarrassing Hunter Biden laptop scandal.

A number of FBI directors and intelligence officials—John Brennan, James Clapper, James Comey, Andrew McCabe—who openly sought to destroy Trump had a long history of either lying or feigning amnesia under oath.

Fascists try to warp the legal system. But Trump’s own Justice Department selected an independent special counsel to investigate the invented Russian collusion accusations against him.

(Excerpt) Read more at amgreatness.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 10/31/2024 6:38:33 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

Hey Victor - FYI Joe McCarthy was right.


2 posted on 10/31/2024 6:39:05 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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To: texas booster

VDH ping


3 posted on 10/31/2024 6:39:34 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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To: MtnClimber

I don’t think the “Hitler” and “garbage” strategy worked out as they expected. The economy, the foreign invasion and the 2nd Amendment still matter to Americans. We need the 2nd Amendment in America more now than ever.


4 posted on 10/31/2024 6:42:07 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The Walz/Harriz RAT platform: Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Garbage, Garbage, Garbage, Garbage.)
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To: All

As gopj insightfully observed, Biden’s hateful “garbage smear” has upped the ante bigtime:
“The more democrats have the need to cheat, the easier it’s going to be to spot.......”


5 posted on 10/31/2024 6:44:07 AM PDT by Liz
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To: MtnClimber

Yes. Disappointing for VDH to use McCarthy in such a way. He was right but the Deep State of the 1950s smeared him and got away with it. I see Trump as very much a McCarthy figure, which is one reason I like Trump so much.


6 posted on 10/31/2024 6:47:19 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)
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To: MtnClimber

Trump may want to try and channel a little of McCarthy, in his presidency.

Better might be George S Patton.

He won’t, but we might get four more years and be more ready.


7 posted on 10/31/2024 6:48:40 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: MtnClimber
Fascists like Harris and Walz are very poor at hiding their anti-Americanism. They are also quite racist. Fortunately, "the times, they are a-changing." With President Trump once again in office, the country can finally begin healing.

Regards,

8 posted on 10/31/2024 6:51:18 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: MtnClimber

Good morning GARBAGE freepers! Have a safe day! Don’t eat too much candy 🍬 🍭


9 posted on 10/31/2024 6:56:18 AM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Empire_of_Liberty

“Trump may want to try and channel a little of McCarthy, in his presidency.” He’ll also need to be wary of the many ghosts of Roy Cohn.


10 posted on 10/31/2024 6:58:59 AM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: MtnClimber
VDH you ought not perpetuate the false implication that McCarthy was paranoid and lied about the Communists.

It's the likes of you who ridiculed him, making sure that here, 70 plus years later, the embedded Communists are going stronger than ever.

Just go off somewhere and meditate about how smart you are, please.

11 posted on 10/31/2024 7:03:30 AM PDT by caddie
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To: Forgiven_Sinner; 5th MEB; 6ppc; agondonter; Alberta's Child; AndyJackson; Aria; artichokegrower; ...
Ping! Out to the Victor Davis Hanson list

Harris is now confirming to voters that she really can neither think nor speak well and has no consistent agenda that appeals to the middle class.

Not that long, and well worth your time to read!

FR Index of his articles: Victor Davis Hanson on FR

Town Hall: Victor Davis Hanson on Town Hall

American Greatness: Victor Davis Hanson on American Greatness

His website: Victor Davis Hanson

Please let me know if you want on or off this new VDH ping list.

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12 posted on 10/31/2024 7:07:35 AM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: MtnClimber
Kamala Harris has been trying to revive her stagnant campaign by smearing Trump as being Hitlerian and a fascist. She claims Trump is planning to put his enemies in encampments.

What is the origin of this lie?

13 posted on 10/31/2024 7:08:04 AM PDT by frogjerk
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To: Taxman

ping


14 posted on 10/31/2024 7:20:42 AM PDT by Taxman ((SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2024! SAVE AMERICA!))
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To: MtnClimber

Bumping a realty post not a B$ post!


15 posted on 10/31/2024 7:40:28 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Every Goliath has his David!)
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To: MtnClimber

The only Joy they have are Behar and Reid. They can keep em.


16 posted on 10/31/2024 7:43:57 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Grampa Dave

Keep your seatbelts fastened - and remember the GW Bush DUI story and the indictment of Caspar Weinberger happened on the Friday before the election. Democrats are very familiar with this kind of strategic late surprise tactic. Given the trend in the polls, she has no incentive to hold back.


17 posted on 10/31/2024 7:45:27 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken (uely)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

Excellent warning/suggestions for our side.


18 posted on 10/31/2024 7:47:41 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Every Goliath has his David!)
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To: MtnClimber
Hey Victor - FYI Joe McCarthy was right.

Seems to me VDH is being misunderstood in this instance.

His article suggests Trump is bearing much undeserved criticism such as McCarthy faced from the government, the MSM, the Dems and the Hollywood left.

See specifically. ...Harris...trafficking in lies and smears reminiscent of the Joe McCarthy era.

19 posted on 10/31/2024 7:53:27 AM PDT by frog in a pot (If close to 1/2 of American voters will vote for Kamala, we have problems geater than any election.)
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To: MtnClimber
Hey Victor - FYI Joe McCarthy was right.

VDH may be the last guy in America that needs reminding of that. I think he is being misunderstood in this instance.

He argues in the article that Trump has faced and continues to face unjustified criticism from many influential quarters just as McCarthy faced.

20 posted on 10/31/2024 8:11:19 AM PDT by frog in a pot (If close to 1/2 of American voters will vote for Kamala, we have problems geater than any election.)
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