| Machiavellian said: No, Obama was painted as a socialist because they thought this was the buzz word at the time Americans would get behind. Obama was painted as a muslim because those same political opponents wanted to paint him as favoring muslim values which would of course put off the Christian base. As with anything political, people will use whatever they feel is a message that will get enough voters to side with them. Yes, Trump is being considered in the same light as current and pass dictators but then again, he helped make that message. Just like Obama father was Kenyan, it gave his political opponents an avenue to paint him as muslim, Trump praising every dictator from Kim to Putin, gave his political opponents a means to paint him in the same light. Obama was painted just as evil as Trump from the right leaning sites, Trust me I read them all. Probably the only reason you believe you see more sites against Trump is because he basically rub a lot of people the wrong way. Unlike other presidents, he loves to open his mouth about every topic that comes to his mind. Just like social media, when you talk to much without thinking should I be saying this as president, you will get a lot of flak. The difference with Trump compared to other presidents is that other presidents treated their position first and then their social status second. Trump still thinks he is that celebrity TV star first and President second. As long as Trump continue to give fuel to his political opponents to tie his actions to past and present dictators, they will continue to try to push that narative. |
Let's just say this is true for the sake of argument that Obama and Trump were treated equally poor. My question is, what is the leftist equivalent of a Nazi or fascist?
Communist? No. Many of Karl Marx theories are in practice now in universities. Especially about group identities superseding individual personalities. Heck, Communist isn't even a word to feared anymore like it was in the 50s. It is an "egalitarian" idea that simply failed to be implemented correctly based on outside constraints. There are no racial undertones, and its victims were not specifically targeted for mass murder by race (At least in theory, but obviously not in practice). Communism simply killed millions equally based on equality.
So, can willful ignorance or blinding naivety ever be painted in the same brush as pre-mediated genocide and self-superiority? What then, is the equivalent evil of a Nazi or a fascist that mainstream republicans media called Obama and his supporters?
