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obamanut2012

(26,064 posts)
Wed May 3, 2017, 07:31 AM May 2017

Ivanka Peron

Eva Peron, aka "Evita," was the wife of Argentinian fascist dictator Juan Peron. She was neither as evil, nor as good, as her various biographies claim, but what she was was Juan Peron's attractive, well-dressed blonde feminine facade to his fascism. The sugar that helped the medicine go down. The good cop to her husband's bad cop. The one who embraced that time and place's "deplorables": the "descamisados," or shirtless ones. The poorest of the poor. Although the difference is Eva Peron came from that strata of society.

Ivanka Trump is this era's Evita Peron. Even down to the European "Rainbow Tour" Eva was sent on to try and curry favor for his government abroad.

Ivanka Peron.

Never forget that's who she is, except she has much more power and influence than Eva Peron ever did. Be afraid of her. Remember the ice and cunning that is underneath her designer suits and photos of her cuddling her kids. Remember she has an office in the West Wing she legally shouldn't have, and has the ear of her father in a way no one else does, and chooses to not use that influence and power for good.

IVANKA IVANKA IVANKA


*Even though she was pretty damned horrible, I will give Evita points over Ivanka: Eva Peron was born illegitimate in a small, desolate rural town without electricity, and was a true self-made woman, endured lots of slut shaming and won over it, truly did get women the vote in her country, and I believe she did care about the class she came from, although not as much as she cared about herself. She died quite young, so she may have become better or worse as she aged. (I will say Ivanka does care about the class she comes from...)

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Ivanka Peron (Original Post) obamanut2012 May 2017 OP
What an interesting analogy CreekDog May 2017 #1
I thought of it while cycling last night! obamanut2012 May 2017 #2
Complicit! sharedvalues May 2017 #3
Agreed! obamanut2012 May 2017 #6
The Accomplice mainstreetonce May 2017 #4
Yes! obamanut2012 May 2017 #7
And don't forget her sicko father cuddling with her. longship May 2017 #5
Most people also don't realize NewJeffCT May 2017 #14
That makes this speech all that more important. longship May 2017 #15
Great point -- a lot of folks don't know that obamanut2012 May 2017 #16
IVITA, IVITA, IVITA, "Don't cry for me, Mar A Lago!" bigbrother05 May 2017 #8
lolz! That is great! obamanut2012 May 2017 #10
Beat me to it!! Ligyron May 2017 #13
k&r Starry Messenger May 2017 #9
Thanks, Starry, that means a lot coming from you! obamanut2012 May 2017 #11
Sometimes the minions are worse than the devil himself. LakeArenal May 2017 #12
I agree, especially since I think Ivanka Peron is very intelligent obamanut2012 May 2017 #17

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
3. Complicit!
Wed May 3, 2017, 08:10 AM
May 2017

Never let her forget her complicity in the crimes of this administration.

She and Melania are just trying to make as much money as possible. And they don't care what happens to America or Americans as long as they can make money.

It's sickening. People are getting killed, threatened with losing healthcare, kids and moms are being separated. The president is moving towards autocracy by threatening the press.

And Ivanka is complicit.

longship

(40,416 posts)
5. And don't forget her sicko father cuddling with her.
Wed May 3, 2017, 08:42 AM
May 2017

There is something very smarmy going on in that family.

And unfortunately they hold the highest office in the land.

Woodward and Bernstein's speech at the WHCD comes to mind.

More need to view this:


NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
14. Most people also don't realize
Wed May 3, 2017, 09:32 AM
May 2017

that Woodward is pretty conservative politically and always has been. (Bernstein is pretty liberal, though) People assume he's liberal because he helped bring down Republican Nixon and was played by Robert Redford - noted outspoken Hollywood liberal - in the movie.

longship

(40,416 posts)
15. That makes this speech all that more important.
Wed May 3, 2017, 09:39 AM
May 2017

Of course, many of us DUers were aware that Bob Woodward is a lifelong Republican. That does not minimize his work on Watergate, nor on this speech.

Sometimes people's history redeem them.

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