Pete Hegseth is a graduate of Princeton and Harvard’s Kennedy School. Steve Bannon went to Georgetown and Harvard University. The irony from the so-called anti elitist faction is palpable.
I'm glad you're back. ;) Take a break when you can. Radical self-care. The hardest part to accept once you 'see" what's happening (been happening for decades) is that it will never be "over." I hope you had time to regroup, catch your breath. Pacing ourselves will be everything. I'm very grateful for your insights.
I trust you and have learned a lot from you, but I don't know how often I'll be able to read this without wanting to throw myself off a cliff. I'm not burying my head in the sand...I'm terrified. The media is a huge huge problem and are even now sane-washing the certifiable and the deeply dangerous.
I echo Stephanie. It’s terrifying and I really do think it will come to a civil war or a strong decisive move by the hopefully majority of military personnel who do believe in honoring their oath.
I've been thinking about NASDAP-era slang that best describes many of these new-fash bandwagoneers. Two terms in particular, "Märzveilchen" (March Violets) used to describe recent party members who joined AFTER the NASDAP gained power through the Enabling Act in 1933. The joke is that these new members sprung up like violets in spring. And "Rindersteak Nazi" (Beefsteak Nazi) to describe those of either leftist leanings or politically amoral socialists [EDIT: Apparatchiks would be a better term than socialists...which I was thinking of 'socialist' as used at that time...Democratic Socialists were the equivalent of center-right status quo folks.) who joined the NASDAP party to expedite access to jobs and privileges. The joke of the term, red on the inside/brown on the outside.
Ultimately, the internal battles between the "alte Kämpfer" (Old Fighters) and the newcomers caused many problems trying to run a government from 1933 to 1945. The Old were ideological purists with their rabble 'army' vs. the savvy, opportunistic New Guard interested in attaining personal wealth and power. Before any of them are able to implement policies, there will be lots of infighting, as the entire enterprise is, to use another vintage slang phrase, a handbag full of cobras.
History can be useful in predicting what plays this modern NASDAP will use.
Yanno, I can’t help but wonder if this sets the U.S. up for a military coup. If the Senate actually approves this man as Secretary of Defense, I can see it happening. Congress thinks they have their fingers on the pulse of America, but they don’t. I agree with the concept of “civilian” control over the military but if Orange Panda gets his pick approved it will cause great dissension in ranks. Sure there are lots of the U.S. military that support MAGA but there are lots that don’t. It could get really ugly.
Thank you, Jeff. We need you, we need truth telling! A full fledged Nazi will be Sec. of Defense aiming for bloodletting and turning our proud military into the Gestapo. Am I reading this right? Jesus Jeff.
Now, more than ever, we need your laser brain. After the vapid ‘coverage’ of this appointment yesterday, your post clears away the obfuscation deflecting us from seeing the awful truth. White hot, and empowering. Pace yourself, you’ve been at it for a long time already.
As an American Vietnam Veteran I find Hegseth's commentary disgusting! this man is a NAZI; his commentary sounds like Joseph Goebbels...Add to this that president Cheetolini has ordered the reinstatement of those troops that refused vaccination for Covid 19 with full backpay. This is a corruption of our military so those personnel will indeed fire on American citizens. Buckle up buttercup it's about to get fugly!
It kills me that he blames liberals for the state of the military and his feeling that soldiers are being abandoned and not the conservatives who lied to get the U.S. into those wars in the first place or the industry lobbies that influenced those policies.
As a German, I am… out of words. This is "Dolchstoßlegende" 101. I am disgusted, but even more, scared.
yeah. And the next installment of this will get even more into "stabbed in the back" mythos.
So which H is Trump? Hindenburg or Hitler himself?
He might have to fight elmo for that job .
Pete Hegseth is a graduate of Princeton and Harvard’s Kennedy School. Steve Bannon went to Georgetown and Harvard University. The irony from the so-called anti elitist faction is palpable.
I'm glad you're back. ;) Take a break when you can. Radical self-care. The hardest part to accept once you 'see" what's happening (been happening for decades) is that it will never be "over." I hope you had time to regroup, catch your breath. Pacing ourselves will be everything. I'm very grateful for your insights.
Jeff,
I trust you and have learned a lot from you, but I don't know how often I'll be able to read this without wanting to throw myself off a cliff. I'm not burying my head in the sand...I'm terrified. The media is a huge huge problem and are even now sane-washing the certifiable and the deeply dangerous.
I echo Stephanie. It’s terrifying and I really do think it will come to a civil war or a strong decisive move by the hopefully majority of military personnel who do believe in honoring their oath.
I've been thinking about NASDAP-era slang that best describes many of these new-fash bandwagoneers. Two terms in particular, "Märzveilchen" (March Violets) used to describe recent party members who joined AFTER the NASDAP gained power through the Enabling Act in 1933. The joke is that these new members sprung up like violets in spring. And "Rindersteak Nazi" (Beefsteak Nazi) to describe those of either leftist leanings or politically amoral socialists [EDIT: Apparatchiks would be a better term than socialists...which I was thinking of 'socialist' as used at that time...Democratic Socialists were the equivalent of center-right status quo folks.) who joined the NASDAP party to expedite access to jobs and privileges. The joke of the term, red on the inside/brown on the outside.
Ultimately, the internal battles between the "alte Kämpfer" (Old Fighters) and the newcomers caused many problems trying to run a government from 1933 to 1945. The Old were ideological purists with their rabble 'army' vs. the savvy, opportunistic New Guard interested in attaining personal wealth and power. Before any of them are able to implement policies, there will be lots of infighting, as the entire enterprise is, to use another vintage slang phrase, a handbag full of cobras.
History can be useful in predicting what plays this modern NASDAP will use.
He's completely unfit for the job.
Contact your senators. He's not confirmed yet.
Thank you, Jeff. We need your voice.
Yanno, I can’t help but wonder if this sets the U.S. up for a military coup. If the Senate actually approves this man as Secretary of Defense, I can see it happening. Congress thinks they have their fingers on the pulse of America, but they don’t. I agree with the concept of “civilian” control over the military but if Orange Panda gets his pick approved it will cause great dissension in ranks. Sure there are lots of the U.S. military that support MAGA but there are lots that don’t. It could get really ugly.
Hegseth is a crypto bro who chose to put his money in one of the biggest and most obvious crypto frauds that collapsed in 2022.
https://substack.com/profile/96801203-michel-de-cryptadamus/note/c-77060678
Thank you, Jeff. We need you, we need truth telling! A full fledged Nazi will be Sec. of Defense aiming for bloodletting and turning our proud military into the Gestapo. Am I reading this right? Jesus Jeff.
I knew nothing about this guy but as soon as I saw him I thought "this has something to do with Eddie Gallagher." Of course.
Now, more than ever, we need your laser brain. After the vapid ‘coverage’ of this appointment yesterday, your post clears away the obfuscation deflecting us from seeing the awful truth. White hot, and empowering. Pace yourself, you’ve been at it for a long time already.
Hey! He has tattos! Let’s deport him to El Salvador!
Fucking Nazi POS
As an American Vietnam Veteran I find Hegseth's commentary disgusting! this man is a NAZI; his commentary sounds like Joseph Goebbels...Add to this that president Cheetolini has ordered the reinstatement of those troops that refused vaccination for Covid 19 with full backpay. This is a corruption of our military so those personnel will indeed fire on American citizens. Buckle up buttercup it's about to get fugly!
It kills me that he blames liberals for the state of the military and his feeling that soldiers are being abandoned and not the conservatives who lied to get the U.S. into those wars in the first place or the industry lobbies that influenced those policies.