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There Is No Hiding It Now, Trump Is A Nazi
Let’s hope everyone likes the smell of burning books.
Like many, I have been reticent to call Trump a Nazi over the years. Sometimes, even when that label is correct, it is counterproductive to actually use. So, instead, I have referred to Trump and his cronies, like Musk, as being fascistic — which is basically the same label but without such severe connotations. However, Trump’s actions over the past few days are practically and ideologically identical to those undertaken by Hitler. So, it’s time we called it as it is. Trump is a Nazi, and we should treat him as such.
So, what has Trump done that is egregious enough to change my mind? You may have heard what’s been happening at the CDC.
I cannot underestimate the importance of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Without it, many of the people reading this article wouldn’t be alive or would be severely injured or disabled. Therefore, it came as a huge shock when the CDC asked its staff to withdraw any scientific papers currently under consideration for internal or external publication that contain the words gender, transgender, pregnant person, pregnant people, LGBT, transsexual, non-binary, assigned male at birth, assigned female at birth, biologically male, and biologically female. This is explicitly to conform to…
