Randy Bosch writes:
With the exception of the kerfuffle that occurred when the federal police ineptly cleared a path for the president to visit a recently fire-damaged church (where the message board out front says "All are Welcome") and some inappropriate blustering, Trump isn't the one who smashed the rest of your china set -- it was local police, mayors and governors in a bunch of cities taking direction from their local elected leadership and appointed commissioners - and in some cases from their own systemic racism.
I comment:
It should have been clear that I was referring to much more "china-breaking" than has gone on in the past two weeks.
Randy Bosch writes:'
There was more than a little bit of china-smashing by rioters. The extent of destruction on many major shopping streets was almost as extensive as a Kristelnacht re-enactment, God forbid.
I comment:
I shall have to make one of those "with all due respect" comments. I lived 40 years among Jews and in a place where they came to constitute about 40 percent of the citizenry. So, with all due respect, you have obviously not, or you would know that making any, yes, any comparison with things that happened during the Nazi era is offensive and highly insensitive. Your "almost as extensive as a Kristallnacht (and yes, again, spelling counts) re-enactment" might be excused because you don't know any better. But now you do.
That inept comparison fails on many levels. On those terrible days in 1938, the damage was focused on one segment of the population, perpetrated by agencies under the direction of the government, and part of a much larger, institutional campaign against Jews.
Personally, I consider this president a grave threat to our democracy and capable of trashing our constitution and wanting to bring the power of our military down on those who oppose him. But he is not Hitler. The German had an obscenely warped view of nationalism and German "purity." Our president has only a desire to stoke his ego, appear to be a "tough guy," flatten those who oppose him no matter what religion or party they inhabit, and get re-elected.
Note to all: I do not find it useful to answer the various "questions" posed by James. Sensible people here will understand that I oppose all violence against persons and riotous damage of property. The fact that I don't mention incidents dear to his heart means nothing; and I have no intent of trying to show how every incident of violence in every setting is not equal.