By Bob Just
We regular Democrats can prevent disaster only one way – by voting Republican like our future depends on it. Because it does – as I warned fellow Democrats 24 years ago in a column called “Fascism, corruption and my ‘Democratic’ Party.”
It’s truer now than ever.
Our party leaders are playing with fire, a fire called hate. I wish I could say they don’t
understand the damage they are doing to our country, but I think they do understand and don’t care, and worse, plan to stoke those flames, win or lose – to fundamentally subvert America.
If Antifa street mobs used epithets like Nazi or Hitler, that’s no surprise. But watching top Democrats do so is unthinkable. But even those examples barely touch what’s happening to our party – thanks to our leaders – who have become genuine purveyors of hate and fear, all to scare voters away from the very man who can rescue this great country.
Hate and fear are emotions hard to take back. They’re poison and our leaders know it. So what’s happening now makes Reagan Democrats like me ashamed, and afraid for America’s future. This is how radicals and revolutionaries behave, and if voters give them power again, it will get much, much worse. Regular Democrats shouldn’t stand for it – and we definitely shouldn’t vote for it.
That said, there is good news – very good news. Strange as this may sound, Donald J. Trump is leading a genuine revival of the American spirit, joined by people of all races, colors and creeds – and even some who do not share Trump’s politics, but are glad to work with him. Wow.
His rallies tell you everything, especially the recent Madison Square Garden rally in the heart of New York City. Growing numbers of Americans from all walks of life see Trump as I do. He’s a man who can do more than make America great again. He can make the world safe again through strong, decisive leadership of the country he genuinely loves.
Yes, Trump can frighten some voters with his boldness, pushing back against the left with his own epithets, mostly using the label “communist” to describe my party’s leaders. But keep in mind, there are in fact self-described Marxists in our universities (like Kamala Harris’ father). There are no self-described Nazi academics – so no worries there. You will find avowed socialists in Congress – but try finding an avowed “National Socialist.” And you sure won’t find a book on Amazon called “Nazism for Kids,” but check out “Communism for Kids.” It’s there for all to see. No kidding.
And yet, we are supposed to fear Nazis? That’s even more silly than fearing Trump. (Just watch one of his rallies.) It’s also a distraction from your real choice in 2024: one party that loves America, and one that doesn’t.
No one serious calls anyone a Nazi, much less likens 20,000 joyful Americans attending a Midtown Manhattan event to a 1939 Nazi rally, as Hillary Clinton did. There’s much more going on.
Scare tactics
I watched that Trump event at Madison Square Garden. Like Trump, I’m a native New Yorker. I love my city, and “the Garden,” as we call it, is a special place. I saw it filled with a huge crowd of joyful folks from the Tri-State area. It was a multi-racial love fest, and yet a friend of mine called it a “Tiki Torch” rally – sight unseen – based on what someone told her. (No one told her about the Israeli flags flying in the crowd.)
Some Democrats believe the left’s ugly labels for Trump voters, from “deplorables” and “garbage” to “racist” and even “Nazis.” It’s all meant to divide us from our fellow Americans who happen to be Republicans. Our leadership needs to scare us into unthinking party ranks – us against them, no matter what – so they can bank our votes while they dismantle our country right before our eyes.
This is what we face now as Americans. Lies built upon lies to scare us, not told by Antifa bullies but by prominent Democrats – even presidential candidates. And sadly, believed by millions of uninformed, overly emotional, rank-and-file members.