Tom Ellis
Dec 28, 2023

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Good question. Like most other sane people, I am utterly baffled--gobsmacked--that anyone still takes Trump seriously, much less worshiping that deranged lunatic fascist. But then I remember that Germany, one of the most highly cultivated nations on the planet, fell hook, line, and sinker for an evil psychopathic demagogue, because he promised to restore them to glory ("Make Germany Great Again?") after their humiliating defeat and betrayal at the Treaty of Versailles by the European allies, and during the Great Depression. Such malignant tribal emotions rise to the surface after a national humiliation...

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Tom Ellis
Tom Ellis

Written by Tom Ellis

I am a retired English professor now living in Oregon, and a life-long environmental activist, Buddhist, and holistic philosopher.

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