Lessons from the Rittenhouse Trial for everyone on all sides.

 I will admit I did not bother watching the trial beyond a couple of clips here and there, I have always found public spectacles regarding trials repugnant. I did watch another circus trial however way back when a scum bag named OJ Simpson was found innocent.  That trial like this one was an absolute circus focusing more on the Judge and the Defendant than the facts of the case. Both Judges took the time to bask in their new celebrity in different ways, the later pretending he did not "Like" the attention while admonishing the Press, but seemingly performing for the camera's nonetheless. 

In America, everyone is supposed to enjoy the presumption of innocence which is impossible to do when the press has you convicted before you even walk into the court room. 

I know, I have been close to losing my freedom as well for a street altercation when someone tried to run me off the road.  Only one witness was even close regarding what happened and the other dozen or so not only could have seen, but flat out fabricated what they saw. Nevertheless the press wrote a nasty story about me in which I was even convinced I belonged locked up at the end of it. The Police per my history of loving a good street brawl during my earlier years had determined my guilt right off as well, facts be damned. I would get off, but I can assure you not being allowed any kind of innocence truly sucked. I could have lost my freedom right there and then, that is wrong. 

So this is where it matters. No Person should be named for any sort of crime before it happens, period, this allows a witch hunt to proceed and plenty from both sides to manipulate minds. I believe it is Ireland which does not allow the release to the press, I agree with this. 

On to the case at hand. 

The case itself is bazaar with a 17 year old being driven by his mom to a neighboring state to stop evil black people from rioting. I suppose if you watch Faux that is all you will get out of it, Negro's bad and destroying everything. Not sure what kind of a parent would drive their kid like that but here we are. 

Regardless of what you think, as a Hunter I never take my rifle unless I intend to shoot something, let's just be honest about this. What are the facts beyond that? Honestly I don't know, I would like to know why he was chased  but that seemed to be put on the down low, right or wrong however he was found innocent and that needs to be respected. 

He deserved per our own US Constitution a trial by his peers, which he received. Our system is far from perfect and a news blackout would help immensely. Nevertheless that happened so please honor it and leave this young man alone. 

As such his defense attorney's did not deserve to be threatened anymore than the prosecution did, both should be allowed to do their job, whether you agree with it or not. 

Nobody should be celebrated for killing someone and the fact that Kyle was awarded an Ar15 and received job offers for simply shooting inferior human beings is beyond repugnant. This shows a HUGE degradation in Morality and society in general from the right. No surprise you can reference my Hitler to Trump compassion, the far right is that far gone where people deemed inferior are killed. 

The left did not do enough to curb businesses being trashed and burned, this is wrong as well. I have been on the receiving end of a Burglary, which the insurance did not cover and also had windows shot out of my equipment, which insurance did cover. Businesses are there to serve the public, leave them the alone. You should not be absolved of arson or robbery, period. If you are a business owner and defend your property with a firearm, that should be supported by everyone but again, not encouraged. 

There are protests now and that is part of our first amendment right, so be respectful, Some have gotten out of hand again and that is wrong, see how easy that is? 

The lies, anyone who knows me will tell you that I am honest to the point of being brutal, you can hate me for it, but I tell you the damned truth and you know where I stand. The lies told by the Press, and yes Faux, Breitbart and the other Propaganda networks fall under "the Press" should be pushed back by everyone. 

Not all white people get off so the "White Privilege" bullshit needs to go, anyone can look locally to see a pile of white people going to prison, that shit just pisses everyone off.  

Was Kyle a Racist? well photos published show him flashing a white supremacy sign and hanging out with the Proud Boys, who are white supremacists so there is that, beyond that I don't know and honestly don't care. 

The blacks trashing businesses pretty much confirms their bias as to what they think about that 'Race" so in short, don't give them fuel for the fire, period. 

With that said White Supremacists have been found to have participated to incite the rioting and looting, so again, do your part in a protest to keep it civil. 

Both sides seem to be angry at the government for different reasons, often reasons which make no sense, just remember, we have a system which we have a say in. You can run for public office, work for a campaign, volunteer, write, call and yes even protest. If you do not like what is going on, be the change. 

The nut jobs on the right are doing just that, they have organized and are running for every damned office they can, why aren't you? 

Last, Kyle has said he wants to pursue a career in nursing, so regardless of what happens here, if he stays on that path at least he, for now wants to do good and atone for his sins. 

Out of all this it seems to be the only Noble thing which has came out of it. 

Biden walks into bushes, Trump is crazy, Reagan had Alzheimer's, Nixon was Mad, can we stop this please?

 In the last 50 years four of our ten US presidents had some sort of a mental problem if you will.
If I labeled Alzheimer  or possible dementia wrong as a mental problem I don't care, this is about the well being of our Nation and ultimately the WORLD. 

If Biden walking into the Bushes is news to you, then you are missing out on the right wing media having an absolute blast with Biden's age and life long gaffes,  here you are. 

Joe Biden 'got lost in bushes' while walking into White House - VIDEO | World | News | Express.co.uk

Running up steps, ok, I think every POTUS has done slipped at least once, but COME ON MAN! 
#BREAKING: President Joe Biden FALLS multiple times while boarding Air Force One - YouTube

Oh boy, what the hell are we doing with someone this old in office? Do you think he's going to get any better? 
BTW, this is not an anomaly, have you ever actually listened to him? 
Biden tells voters 'you ain't black' if you're still deciding between him and Trump – video | US news | The Guardian

IMO Biden is and always has been a gaffe machine which I have never cared for, moreover his political Career was IMO absolutely appalling, however this is about his current mental ability or lack of while performing the duties of the President. 
Joe Biden didn't just compromise with segregationists. He fought for their cause in schools, experts say. (nbcnews.com)

 In the last 50 years four of our ten US presidents had some sort of a mental problem if you will.
Biden is clearly not all there, his speech problems have constantly been linked to his stuttering as an excuse, come on now, we can all listen to the guy and here his aged speech often making no sense whatsoever. Do you really think you could wake him up at 3 am, expect him to jump up and take on a possible armed conflict?  
"Hold on, while I get my orange juice and east some pancakes, I will see you in the bunker"- Joe Biden 
Ok not really, but that is how I imagine him after 10 minutes of trying to wake him up. 
Regardless he is an easy target for the right and I am sorry, but they are correct pointing at his age and Gaffes just as Democrats were at pointing to Trumps mental inability and his advanced age while being elected.


Look, the other day I had a random conversation with a 79 year old man who was very well read and intelligent, he was however on oxygen. Being well read is impressive at any age, being sharp is as we all know an anomaly as we age, the last a sad indication of his aging body. The Presidency wears on everyone they need to be physically fit, alert, able to make snap decisions and available 24 hours a day. 

The US Constitution only has three requirements for being President which are outlined in Article 1 Section 2 Clause 5
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

Well that's just wonderful, it does not list any real requirements, wouldn't you agree?

So let's take a look back at my claims and I shall offer up some simple solutions. 

Richard Nixon in ins prime was a very intelligent conservative and arguably a rising star. 
He would receive his Law Degree from Duke University and served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific during WW2. 
He would rise through the political ranks to the Presidency at which point his Paranoia was setting in and his mental decline readily apparent. 
He was so far gone he ordered a carpet bombing in Cambodia to impress friends and of course the famous water gate sandal would lead to his ultimate resignation. 
What you did not know is Defense Secretary James Schlesinger and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger issued orders during his final days of Presidency, that any order to launch a Military Strike would go through them. 
He was that off the wall when he left. 
To boot the corruption in his Administration would be one of the 5 most corrupt in US history. 
The Madman and the Bomb - POLITICO Magazine


Ronald Reagan, the loveable actor  with his snappy wit and ability to produce a one liner seemingly at will. 
A graduate of Eureka college having studied economics and sociology. He would then be President of the Screen Actors Guild, a position of people pretending to be someone qualified him for his later political career, sigh. 
Don't get me wrong we all remember him standing at the Berlin wall telling Gorbechav to "Tear down this wall" 
A few of us even remember the Presidential Debates with Mondale where Reagan would arguably win the debates by, well watch the video, I love this 
Reagan-Mondale debate: the age issue - YouTube
Yea, that was great, but the problem being, Reagan was not all there. 
He kept a jar of jelly beans on his desk and distrusted anyone who did not eat one, seriously? 
He often repeated himself and at the time we did not know what Alzheimers was. 
When Did Reagan's First Signs of Alzheimer's Appear? | Psychology Today
Ok, but they are under immense stress you say and everyone has their quirks. 
He had a Psychic tell him when it was safe to leave the White House. 
He labeled his chaotic cabinet "The Zoo" and relished at the in fighting. 
Strange considering even during his mental decline, presented himself so well. 
Reagan would join Nixon in having one of the 5 most corrupt Administrations in US history. 

Donald J Trump 
Where to go here? It baffles my mind that I even have to put forth any kind of a synopsis of this imbecile, but here we are. 
Trump would have his cousin take his SAT exams and one of his Wharton Professors would purportedly say "Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had" 
Now I am not much for hearsay, however Trump did not even understand Time zones. 
He had no concept of the three branches of government, no understanding of the US Constitution and even less understanding of Business with a record of failures that should make anyone ashamed. 
During his Presidency he did not understand NATO funding or what the purpose of the UN was. 
No understanding of modern trade deals and even less of a understanding of Climate Change or the risks it presents. He did not even understand the Paris Climate agreement or why it helped better American industry. IT WOULD HAVE KEPT US AS A LEADER IN INNOVATION! 
But I digress, Trump was a man of inmmense corruption and could not even legally purchase a firearm during the 2016 campaign. In fact, based on my research I am not sure he  could ever even own firearm at anytime as an adult do to being under constant indictment for his criminal activities. 

Bat shit crazy he had the understanding and ability to explain anything like a small, very small immature child.
Donald Trump says Puerto Rico is 'an island surrounded by big water' | The Independent | The Independent

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2020/04/23/trump-suggests-injecting-coronavirus-patients-with-light-or-disinfectants-contradicting-experts/?sh=b99309a40884

Water is wet from the standpoint of water! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45X4WvkTK_I

FinCEN Fines Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort $10 Million for Significant and Long Standing Anti-Money Laundering Violations | FinCEN.gov

Trump was likely the most corrupt POTUS and administration in US History. 
I could go on but I really do not need to, so what now?

Well first off we need to have a Mental Capacity test for anyone running for ANY public office. 
Do I want one? NO! but we have to have one. 
Trump for instance mistakenly called a Dementia test a Intelligence test *lols* and found it hard. 
Trump touts five-word memory test as showing he is 'cognitively there' (yahoo.com)
He challenged Joe Biden one and he refused. Honestly I am not sure if Biden would have done any better. 
It should have been required, a pinky swear someone is mentally capable does nothing in my opinion. 

We should have a Civics Test, something I overlooked until I took a Government job and my wife, not from America was furious I did not have one. Turns out that a Government employee in her country has to take at least a 100 question civics test. Not asking too much and I can assure you, the bulk of geniuses you see in office, probably could not pass one. 

Back Ground Check, this seems like a no brainer, anyone working for Government does have to have a basic background check, although I am not sure how intrusive it is. When I worked with explosives I had to have the ATF investigate my past as well. 
Seemed like a great Idea then and even a better Idea for POTUS. In fact in order to have top secret clearance you must show your financials, something Trump never did. 
Remember when being a Birther was a thing or something to be laughed at? Yea I am and still am a Proud Birther for all POTUS. It was a slap in the face when Obama taunted Republicans and we were again supposed to "Take his word" for it. Just show the damned thing, all of us getting a job have to show three proofs of ID, why is the POTUS any different? 

Age restriction; This summer former President Bill Clinton would turn 75, younger than both Trump and Biden, having been out of office for 21 years, really folks? 
While this certainly would not have stopped Nixon, it is a start for the next four. 

In  the end it is left to our own recourse for voting in who will be POTUS, well sort of. 
No third party candidate has a chance at being elected as short of the Libertarian platform, NONE have enough recognition to even be on the ballots in every state. 
Remember Ross Perot? Yea he never could have won.
"Come on Man!" 
That belies the fact that of our two Major Party's who nominate candidates, only the Republican Party allows a vote as to who will be their Presidential Nominee, the Democratic Party appoints someone with their delegates FOR YOU!
How Democratic of them, they do not even trust their own base to select who will be the next President. 
Perhaps if they did, Trump never would have been elected against a Hillary that virtually nobody liked beyond her hardcore base. 
Perhaps if they did, we would not have an aged, former segregationist Named Joe Biden as POTUS now. 
But alas, they are Private entitles and are beholden only to themselves. 
But hey, what about Trump? yea he was elected by a base that thinks "The Apprentice" was real. 
It was not folks, not by a long shot. 

Leave your comments as to what you think, and what you would like to see for future POTUS. 

As an afterthought I included this book as I believe it not only shows why Trump should have been excluded for office, but why Biden likely would have been as well. 
It also lays out a case for other public officials being screened. 
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President - Updated and Expanded with New Essays: Lee, Bandy X., Sachs, Jeffrey, Lifton, Robert Jay, Sheehy, Gail, Doherty, William J., Chomsky, Noam, Herman M.D., Judith Lewis, Zimbardo Ph.D., Philip, Sword, Rosemary, Malkin Ph.D., Craig, Schwartz, Tony, Dodes M.D., Lance, Gartner Ph.D., John D., Tansey Ph.D., Michael J., Reiss M.D., David M., Herb M.A. Esq., James A., Glass M.D. M.P.H., Leonard L., Friedman M.D., Henry J., Gilligan M.D., James, Jhueck L.M.H.C. D.M.H.P., Diane, Covitz Ph.D. A.B.P.P., Howard H., Teng M.F.A. L.M.S.W., Betty P., Panning Psy.D., Jennifer Contarino, West M.A. L.L.P., Harper, Kessler M.D., Luba, Wruble M.D., Steve, Singer M.D., Thomas, Mika M.A. L.C.P.C., Elizabeth, Fisher Ph.D., Edwin B., Gartrell M.D., Nanette, Mosbacher M.D. Ph.D., Dee, Soldz, Stephen, Kaschak, Ellyn, Merikangas, James, Post, Jerrold M., Washington, Kevin, van Susteren, Lise, Ghaemi, Nassir, Eisen, Norman, Gourgechon, Prudence, Bramble, Rosa: 9781250212863: Amazon.com: Books

Comparisons of Trump and Hitler, are they valid?

 I think over the years we have all used to terms too often "Fascist" and "Communist" 
Unfortunately most people are too poorly read and educated in history to know what either truly is. 
It's taken me years of reading to realize that Fascist is fairly fluid and Communism is as  well. 
Example, while the Nazi Party is indeed considered Fascist, it diverges from Mussolini's party in many ways. 
Communism has different attributes as well with Mao Communism being different from Stalin.

Nevertheless this is on comparisons to Trump and Hitler, where there are parallels and where there are not. 

I've read article after article claiming there was no link to Trump and Hitler and to why Trump is not a Fascist and a handful claiming he is. 

A handful have made valid comparisons with most stopping short.  I am not sure if they are afraid or if they are historically that ignorant. "The Atlantic" is one of the few I am aware of who correctly asserted that Trump sounds a lot like the Klan. Donald Trump’s Language Is Similar to the 1920s Ku Klux Klan: Nationalism and Anti-immigration - The Atlantic
Here is the kicker, the Germans took from the Klan, not only in rhetoric, but in actions as well  using America's own Jim Crow laws (racist laws) for their own race laws. Unfortunately for Americans we hear a lot about Jim crow but again, most have no concept of what it actually was . Jim Crow Laws - Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

Hitler called the Jews and Undesirables "Illegals, animals, disease infested"
They were also responsible for many of Germany problems and took your jobs. In fact the Klan (Again Nazi's took from the KKK) also used the same rhetoric to keep Negro's subhuman. Escaped slaves were called  Illegal. 
Hitler was against socialism and the socialists were some of the first who the Nazi's went after. 
The Nazi's destroyed Unions and went after Homosexuals. 
 
"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew." 
Martin Niemöller  
Martin was a Lutheran Pastor who spent several years in Nazi Concentration camps. 

Hitler raged against the unfair Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations and promoted isolationism. 

Trump railed against NATO, the UN and Unfair Trade Agreements 

He was a rabid "Patriot" and National Socialism is arguably the extreme end of Fascism do to it's patriotism and promotion of White Supremacy, something which went beyond Mussolini. 

Hitler was to be promoted as the Savior of Germany. the Nazi's would go so far as to replace Bibles in churches with Mein Kampf, Hitlers book called "My Struggle" 

Is that what the point of this photo op was after gassing protestors? I don't know, but Mussolini said you take small steps like plucking a chicken. 

The Trump campaign also has used Nazi Symbols, unfortunately for the typical American, they only recognize the Swastika. Facebook which IMO has not even done a very good job containing the dangerous Rhetoric, even removed these symbols. 


The use of White Supremacy codes using 88 words which are 8 lines long, not to mention 88 Ads. 
Why 8? H is the eighth letter of the Alphabet and two put together say......."Heil Hitler" 
Facebook removes Trump ad over 'Nazi hate symbol' - BBC News

Facebook removes Trump campaign ad with Nazi concentration camp symbol  - Vox

Trumps CPAC Stage was even shaped with the Othala Rune. 
CPAC's stage resembled a Nazi symbol, the Othala Rune, critics say - The Washington Post
Conservative groups deny it, but come on, after all that is above I think it's safe to say if it walks like a duck...
This is a interesting article and IMO, it deserves your consideration as well. 
The Fascist Messaging of the Trump Campaign Eagle (hyperallergic.com)

Undesirables were disinfected. 
Thoughts of the Ages: With a seemingly sly comment to "Disinfectant" for treating a disease, did Trump just give a nod to Genocide?

 I think we all know the diary of Ann Frank, except few know, that like the majority of Illegals, she would die of a fever in appalling conditions. 
The fact the Trump administration argued AGAINST human conditions should anger any American, sadly it was denied and deflected. 

Trump Administration Argues Detained Migrant Children Don't Need Toothbrushes, Soap (newsweek.com)


I think even fewer understand that Hitler was not elected and was appointed after harassing Hindenburg, an old man into giving him chancellorship.   Nazi Germany as we all know it did not start with the immediate persecution of Jews, it took a few years of rhetoric and actions to make the  concentration camps a reality. 

Fascists have thugs, Hitler had his famous SA to do his bidding which attacked political opponents and of course the unwanted. Arnold does a great break down but unfortunately missed the multitude of White Supremacists who killed police and burned police stations in recent years. 
The Nazi's would have the "Reichstag' fire which burned their parliament building, they would of course blame it on their opponents. 
Arnold Schwarzenegger compares pro-Trump rioters to Nazis - YouTube

Last Hitler, like all authoritarians attack the free press, Trump of course was famous for calling the press fake, Hitler used "Lugenpresse" or lying press. to discredit them. 


Honestly I could keep going but I would end up writing a book, the comparisons are scary similar in many ways, in others, not so much but far too many that should not exist at all. The rhetoric coming from the Trump camp is strikingly similar. 
Nevertheless Trump is indeed a fascist whether or not you consider my comparisons valid for him as Hitler. 
In the end Americans on both sides have a infinity for Authoritarianism and are fully convinced that one leader, one Man or possibly a woman will fix everything for them. 

That is how it begins folks, that is how it always begins.