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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: Meanwhile, In Kansas... [View all]PatrickforO
(14,570 posts)it comes out of. However, in the face of Trump's racist campaigns, saying that something Hitler said is profound may not be the best thing for our nation, or for the people in the state of Kansas. I have been appalled as I've watched the white supremacists, neonazis and ku kluxers come out of the woodwork and bloom just like dried up flowers that are suddenly watered. I mean, these haters have been on the fringe for many years, decades. Oh they're active and dangerous, and have been, but they have been on the fringe. Now they are front and center and acting as if their racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia and general desire to take the country back to the fifties so it can be 'great' (white) again is somehow normal.
In that context, her comment was very ill advised, and I'm sure she will catch plenty of flack now, and that it will be used against her should she run for reelection. Many of these Republicans are walking this fine line...how much meat to throw to the base without crossing that line and being perceived as insane...