Are we in some kind of time machine because it really feels like the 1930s. There’s an old saying about history repeats itself. The world was in the throes of right wing nationalism. Some countries managed to avoid the take-over but others didn’t and World War II resulted.

            Today we are learning how close Trump came to overthrowing the democratically elected Senate and Congress, the Department of Justice, and Department of Defense. General Milley blocked Trump from a military action inside or outside the country. Trump had appointed people to those departments who he thought would help him to overthrow the government. They backed away from following his directives. His advisors went along to the point of actually participating in his plan before telling him all of his appointees and advisors would quit. He backed down. The January six insurrection was designed to allow Trump to have plausible deniability.

            Trump’s advisors and sons have been trying to set up right wing nationalists in Brazil, France, Italy and other countries. Brazil’s Bolsonaro openly says he is a Trumpist. Bannon and Trump Jr. have made many trips there to help Bols1naro.

            Nationalist want to radicalize people who will support a dictatorship. Once in control they will take over opposing media as Bolsonaroand Putin have done. They and others have jailed or killed anyone opposing them.

            Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin started the same way. Is the same thing happening today? Seems like it.