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ChicagoTeamster

(985 posts)
11. Just like everything else, Trump is following Hitler.
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 10:04 AM
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Last edited Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:03 AM - Edit history (1)

Adolf Hitler consistently removed, reassigned, or sidelined senior generals who disagreed with his strategic plans, particularly as the war progressed. He replaced critical or traditionalist military leaders with loyalists or Nazis, especially after 1938, creating a command structure based on blind obedience to his "intuition" rather than traditional military expertise.

After publicly blaming foreigners, Jews, communists, Hitler made a secret pact, the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact, with the Russians to split Poland and not invade further east (later violated). Then they each invaded Poland in 1939. Similar to the Trump administration's 2026 National Defense Strategy that emphasized focusing on the Western Hemisphere (not Europe) and allowing other powers to have their own spheres of influence and the Russians saying they agreed.

Add to that Trump and Hitler both having obsessions with government architecture, creating new ballrooms, remaking existing buildings etc.

Trump being a micromanager (like Hitler), many of his administration being former and continuing sex offenders like Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. He was a prolific sexual predator who engaged in numerous extramarital affairs. Despite maintaining a public image of himself and his wife, Magda, as the "First Family of the Reich" (representing Aryan loyalty and fertility), Goebbels was known within the Nazi High Command as "the ram" due to his aggressive pursuit of actresses and young women.

These people are sick. Just like the Nazis.

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May they promptly run for office. sunflowerseed Friday #1
I would rather they open their mouths and tell America what is really going on. Autumn Friday #2
Yes, 100%! Why don't they do that? And do it as a group - it would be even more effective than individually. TheRickles Friday #9
How about both? Bluetus Friday #10
Hegseth taking out more US generals than Iran leftstreet Friday #3
How many so far? Autumn Friday #4
Google says: peppertree Friday #16
Yikes! Stunning when seen as a list. yellow dahlia Friday #27
Not cute, Ron. littlemissmartypants Saturday #33
I hope if Trump is even thinking of using nukes... biocube Friday #5
You can bet money on him thinking about it. littlemissmartypants Saturday #34
As much as I hate to even think it... IrishAfricanAmerican Friday #6
Strongly worded letters... GiqueCee Friday #7
Psychopaths are in charge of the United States government. littlemissmartypants Saturday #32
Putin is smiling... dlk Friday #8
And Bibi... peppertree Friday #18
Indeed dlk Friday #31
Just like everything else, Trump is following Hitler. ChicagoTeamster Friday #11
Can they speak to Congressmen/Senators on committees karynnj Friday #12
I hope Congress invites them. yellow dahlia Friday #28
This is where the former Pentagon press corp could be handy. underpants Friday #30
Only Nazis need apply peppertree Friday #13
That sounds about right. Baitball Blogger Friday #14
Stalin did that too paleotn Friday #15
Those generals need to get together and kick Hegseth's ass out. BComplex Friday #17
That's easy to say, but . . . markpkessinger Friday #25
Hegseths Goal Is Like Trumps Coolgoober Friday #19
As long as they keep Raisin' Caine Mblaze Friday #20
And War Crimes ... and illegal orders but Kegseth does not believe in laws JT45242 Friday #21
Sycophant General Grok AI reporting for duty! hay rick Friday #22
Weaken the U.,S. military? Who would want such a thing? usonian Friday #23
The republican regime of idiots will be a disaster for our military Mysterian Friday #24
Destroying our once great country, piece by piece. lindysalsagal Friday #26
Someone in the office joked with the O-6 embedded with us haele Friday #29
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