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It’s all about the ratings And who comes out on top. Nevermind the lies and fear His red hat's just a prop. Used to sell deception Intimidation is his tool Paranoia of the press Makes it easier to fool. Extreme hyperbole Self-promotion off the chart Making America great As he tears her heart apart. Dangerously authoritarian His decisions are quite factious When the leader of our country Is an “Entertainment Fascist.” As I read this opinion piece, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/01/comparing-fascism-donald-trump-historians-trumpism I was hit by the phrase of Trump as an “Entertainment Fascist.” As I listen to lie after lie come from Trump’s mouth, I am reminded of this quote by Adolf Hitler in his memoir, “Mein Kampf”: “All this was inspired by the principle – which is quite true in itself – that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation. For the grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down, a fact which is known to all expert liars in this world and to all who conspire together in the art of lying. These people know only too well how to use falsehood for the basest purposes.”
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Poetry by: AsherahAlthough she was selectively edited out of the Bible two thousand years ago, she raises her voice for women today in hopes of a better tomorrow, as she makes waves of change, one poem at a time. Archives
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