SundhelmeNov 13, 2023
Brian Jopek
This fucking guy.
Nov 13, 2023 at 1:10amWeb
Show threadBibbleCoNov 13, 2023

@BrianJopek would prefer it with references, though I'm sure they're accurate quotations.

Incidentally we've had versions of all those sentiments from various politicians and newspapers in the UK over the last decade or so. Today the Home Secretary said peaceful Gaza ceasefire demos were "polluting the streets"; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemies_of_the_People_(headline) ; https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/apr/24/katie-hopkins-cockroach-migrants-denounced-united-nations-human-rights-commissioner ; & so on & so forth. Deeply scary and depressing.

Enemies of the People (headline) - Wikipedia

Show threadBrian JopekNov 13, 2023
@BibbleCo He’s been mouthing off on Truth Social with a chunk of it recently
Show threadLittleScrapsoftheNorthNov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek eeek
Show threadRai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦Nov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek Terrifying.
#LockHimUp
Show threadSarahNov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek A great reminder that capital will always align with fascism when under threat of socialism. Otherwise the man wouldn't even be running. Capital has use for him.
Show threadOdiseoNov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek Not that I'm surprised, but really? Did he say something akin to "Ein volk..."?
Show threadOGJester has movedNov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek holy shit
Show threadPhogna BolognaNov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek Stephen Miller powers down his laptop for the day.
Show threadRevPudDudleyNov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek Jus put it on the refrigerator at Thanksgiving, no need to say much
Show threadNicole ParsonsNov 13, 2023

@BrianJopek

Trump has a legion of dark money billionaires funding fascism.

Bigelow and Marcus aren't the only ones attacking democracy
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4302827-trump-picks-up-backing-from-two-major-gop-donors/
Larry Ellison took White House calls about Jan 6 & helped Musk buy Twitter.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/20/larry-ellison-oracle-trump-election-challenges/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2022/10/12/tech-billionaire-larry-ellisons-record-political-giving-funds-election-deniers-in-midterms/?sh=7e2d590d2934
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/14/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-funding-donors-election-deniers

Trump picks up backing from two major GOP donors

Former President Trump on Thursday picked up support from two major GOP donors, serving the latest blow to his GOP rivals as they struggle to make a dent in his sizable lead. Robert Bigelow, one of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) most prominent donors, said he is switching his support from the Florida governor to…

The Hill
Show threadDwight Williams (💉 x9)+😷🇨🇦Nov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek I want him and all those who would do far worse with greater competence and efficiency to go away with permanently frustrated ambitions.
Show threadJohn L. RobersonNov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek wait that's not all
Show threadNick has moved to MathstodonNov 13, 2023

@BrianJopek As someone else said, I think this would be more effective with citations (to make it clear this is not hyperbole or inaccurate paraphrase). I don't know if the original source gave such citations., but I believe these are the origins of the Trump paraphrases:

1 and 2 appear to be taken from his Veteran's Day speech on 2023-11-11 (though he also made some overlapping remarks on Truth Social). 3 appears to be taken from a speech he gave in Cedar Rapids, IA on 2023-10-07. And 4 appears to be from a speech he gave in Hialeah, FL on 2023-11-08 (though I'm not immediately finding great information on this one).

Of course it would be nice to pull the exact quotations from transcripts.

Show threadvashbearNov 13, 2023

@BrianJopek

some links to the quotes attributed to Trump in the image:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/12/trump-rally-vermin-political-opponents/

"Threat from within"

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/us/politics/trump-new-hampshire-veterans.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20threat%20from%20outside%20forces,Day%20address%20in%20Claremont%2C%20N.H.

“poisoning the blood of our country”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/us/politics/trump-immigration-rhetoric.html

https://www.meidastouch.com/news/trump-echoes-hitler-migrants-poisoning-the-blood-of-our-country

"one people one family one glorious nation"

https://youtu.be/wpqyDZfvtMM?si=mUe_Frh2KxRZdeSn&t=90

Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini

Former president Donald Trump described his domestic opponents as “vermin” that posed a greater threat to the United States than countries such as Russia, China or North Korea, drawing rebuke from historians who noted his language parallels comments made by authoritarian leaders.

The Washington Post
Show threadAlexander Portnoy 🌊 🏳️‍🌈Nov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek
So much plagiarism.
Show threadTheriacNov 13, 2023
@5klp471 @BrianJopek
ikr Ford -> Hitler -> Trump
Show threadAaronNov 13, 2023
@Theriac @5klp471 @BrianJopek Still blows my mind, that first one. I only recently learned about it. They leave that stuff out of the history books.
Show threadAlarod_123Nov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek I don’t think America will survive another four years of Donald Trump.
Show threadPeteNov 13, 2023

@BrianJopek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-YMkDXbRJ0

Donald Trump - Genes & "Proud to have that German Blood"

YouTube
Show threadBroken TrolandNov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek Wow, when people said that he was “echoing Hitler”, I didn’t think it meant that he was literally cribbing lines directly from him.
Show threadRupert ReynoldsNov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek He's more demented than Adolph, which could be a blessing in disguise.
Show threadeestileib (she/hers)Nov 13, 2023

@RupertReynolds @BrianJopek

He started the "on meth derivatives all the time" part before Adolph.

Show threadJamie MasonNov 13, 2023

@BrianJopek

This is like one in the same, right?

Jamie

Show threadEepy Lunya cuddly edition Nov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek oh god
Show threadSebastian "spaetz" SpaethNov 13, 2023

@BrianJopek As a German I am both grateful for - and super-scared by the US. People born >1945 have been asking their parents, "how could you as human beings let this happen"?

I am seeing the answer right now. #neverAgain

Show threadUnprecedented 2023Nov 13, 2023
@BrianJopek Does he remember how Hitler ended his dictatorship and his life?
Show threadDuncan BluesNov 14, 2023
@BrianJopek and his followers aren't voting for him despite this but _because_ of this. 😒
Show threadMartin Bodlák 💙💛Dec 22, 2023
@BrianJopek And all those fucking Americans choosing this fucking guy as a president...