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Chantal's avatar

Olivia, I don’t know which of this morning’s five things scares me the most. Really… what fresh hell is this?

EtTuBrutex's avatar

Ahhhh - “what fresh hell can this be”? We all need more Dorothy Parker in our daily lives!

Marilynn Spitz's avatar

This mirrors what Karl Rove stated years ago: “A lie repeated over & over becomes the truth!” I’ve never forgotten his statement and he & his minions have counted on that working!!

sharon f's avatar

Someone in Ts close circle appears to be very well versed in Nazi theory. I’m guessing S. Miller.

sharon f's avatar

I recall a piece in around 2000 where Rove pointed to how the party tactic to recruit catholics added to their ranks.

Ellen Brown's avatar

Rewriting history doesn’t change what happened. It seems as though there is no lowest level. We reach new lows in vile and disgusting behavior every single day. I fear for us all. Democrats need to target Independents. They will be where this fight for democracy will be won.

Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

It doesn't have to change what happened. All it has to do is change people's perceptions of what happened. Millions of USians think the Civil War was all about state's rights and had nothing to do with slavery. Millions more think "manifest destiny" was a good thing (maybe even a God thing) and don't connect it to the genocide of Native peoples.

History is being continually rewritten. Often the results broaden and deepen our understanding of what happened. Sometimes, however, the rewriting is all about erasing and distorting, as is going on in Florida and elsewhere.

Ellen Brown's avatar

It is the erasure that’s concerning. Seems we are currently experiencing the effects of the adage “those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it”.

Robot Bender's avatar

Oh, but it was. They just omit that it was the state's right to own human beings like cattle.

Judi Lakin's avatar

These people are sick and evil! They really want to side with Hitler? That is insane! The Holocaust cannot be denied. There is so much information out there. We must guard our education system to make sure kids are taught the truth.

Also, when people want to eliminate oversight it’s because they want to lie, cheat & steal!

Leslie Pyenson's avatar

They have officially flipped the switch and we are now reliving the 1930’s.

Shameful!

mew's avatar

Please continue to specifically call out the enablers that you interacted with that are allowing and orchestrating this take over of our country. Miller. Vought. The brains that are manipulating power and money hungry humanless Trump. As well as manipulating the unqualified unethical me too dweebs that occupy administration positions. Patel. Bongino. Bondi. Noem. Bessent.........

Go Olivia Troye. Your patriotism, courage, intelligence is what America needs.

katsden's avatar

Olivia i look forward to these covfefe columns even as 😳. in high school (1972) i watched the Nuremberg Trials film - shuddering, even in the black and white film). i recall Gov Reagan being po’d about students holding protests against the American war in Vietnam (that’s what the Vietnamese call it); he declared there had to be an end to critical thinking being taught in education. while serving as president he fulfilled 60% of the Heritage Foundation list given to him. this included reframing Liberalism - all as equal - to Neoliberalism. somehow only money counts, people be damned. with GWBush establishing ICE ( now a brute squad) and clear compiling all phone records NSA no surprise there is no longer secure privacy but that they can turn our phones into listening devices freaks me out as does the demise of any safeguards for people.

William Glenn's avatar

Olivia, thank you for having the antenna up. Frightening developments that I almost don’t want to read but we have to be informed. Hitler and his sycophants were ghouls. Those f@ckers killed tens of millions of Jews. What else do you need to know about what happened to condemn it? Jews have been present in my life the whole time. I love Jews, even if I disagree with the extent to which Israel is pursuing its campaign. What is the matter with these people on the far right? On what planet is what Hitler did OK? I had voted Republican in the majority of elections until Trump and I don’t know how these people have become legitimized by my former party. Head spinning here.

Judi Lakin's avatar

Did you ever notice how much money is being spent to things against people and the cuts are to programs that do things for people? And these people call themselves Christian!

Victoria Stone's avatar

They should be afraid of independent voters. I am one and I am mad as hell- I’m not alone.

steve reed's avatar

Vought doesn't want any org checking his power, his will. A trump mini-me.

Stephen C Nickerson's avatar

Olivia: As usual, your points are so eye-opening and, in this post ----- SCARY! Many of my same-minded acquaintances are so upset with the mango Mussolini, but I stress to them - the responsible parties are the registered voters who put him in office. They knew what he was, and should have known about project 2025, which became public a year and a half before the election. Yet they voted for a convicted felon, an adjudicated rapist, insurrectionist, etc. And sadly, 34-36% of registered voters did not even vote! Do you think the non-voters and the ones that voted for the mango are just ignorant, apathetic, brainwashed, or all three? Obviously, these people have lost or never had a moral compass. I'd be interested in your thoughts, Thanks, Steve

Deb Stonebraker's avatar

They all refused to believe Trump would ever initiate the ideas from project 2025. His minions have made every effort to institute project 2025 and it’s only the beginning.

Chantal's avatar

I can’t stop thinking about MAGA’s plan to rewrite history… I keep remembering one of the 4-year-old children I worked with ask another 4-year-old “What is a Nazi?” And the other child replied “They’re evil, just evil”. I want to find that little boy (a grown man now) and shake his hand. He had more sense at 4 than many grown ass adults have now days!

SLMontgo's avatar

There is a term for what is happening to Americans now. It is called BRAINWASHING. Don't fall for it.

sharon f's avatar

Olivia is such a valuable source right now. And so brave.

Cynthia Phillips's avatar

We also banned Achy Breaky Heart in our family. It had to be done.