Let’s Keep Trump Alive

The problem with comparing Donald Trump to Hitler is that Hitler is as bad as they come. Very few people quite match up to Hitler, Stalin and Mao spring to mind but then, after them, there is a pretty huge gap between potential Hitlers and actual Hitlers. It is very inaccurate measurement and should be used sparingly if ever. because if Trump is like Hitler, then isn’t killing Trump the right thing to do. There is no moral equivocation here. Better to kill the tyrant before the tyrant has power.

My narrow viewpoint of the efficacy of comparing Trump to Hitler, however, is not universally agreed upon. People are comparing Trump to Hitler, or at least to a potential Fascist dictator, and claiming he is an existential threat to democracy. If he is indeed that dangerous that leaves us with the question does Trump deserve killing?

I, personally, think it is a bad idea. A really bad idea. This means we who oppose the man need to be careful when people try to make an attempt on his life. Make it clear that Trump does not deserve this treatment and that this behavior is unacceptable. Indeed assassinating political opponents is far more dangerous than Trump himself. So far, Democrats, at least publicly, are saying this. There is, however, this unspoken sentiment that the world would be better off without him.

I think it needs to be said: he is a human being. An awful human being but a human being nonetheless. If he doesn’t rise to Hitleresque, and he doesn’t, then he deserves, as much as I do, his life. Nobody has the right to execute someone because you don’t like him or his politics. If he gets elected, we will need to see what happens.

It is a risk. But one that is preferable to people taking the law into their own hands. A Trump assassination is potentially disastrous in so many ways because, if the right wing is as dangerous as the Left believes, there could be bloody revenge and then what happens? This means President Trump is a better bet than a dead Trump.

Now, a better solution is for Harris to beat him, and beat him soundly, in the upcoming election.

2 Comments

  1. That was well put, but slightly too optimistic. As we have found out, Kamala Harris was just not ‘known’ enough, and she had two strikes against her: she was female, and she was basically unknown. Most VPs are never heard, and are only noticed when someone points them out. Many people had no idea she had ever been a VP, some weren’t even sure why she was running. (leave us not mention Ignorance aloud).

    And now we are reaping the Trump administration. Question: is a “President Trump” REALLY better than a dead one? We have elected a modern day Hitler, who is obviously following his hero’s playbook. And we do reap what someone else sows, sometimes.

    1. thanks for reading. I am not arguing with you about me being too optimistic. I tend to be. I think we should do everything we can that is legally permissible until it becomes untenable. It scares me to think about a civil war because there are just too many people on both sides. It would be bloody and horrible. I would like to avoid it if at all possible which requires a bit of optimism and good faith that there enough people on the other side who want the same thing. I really appreciate the feedback and your thoughts. Thank you.

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