How an old White House story shows why modern politics lost its way
Modern political discourse keeps comparing leaders to Hitler while ignoring rich American history. Current election-time accusations mirror historical patterns from two centuries ago‚ but with less historical awareness
Modern US election talk has reached its peak-crazy mode (as it usually does). While folks today compare Donald Trump to Hitler over some general-related comments Kamala Harris made a big deal about‚ history shows this kind of talk isnt new
Back in the day Andrew Jackson faced similar over-the-top attacks: critics said he was a book-hating murderer who thought Earth was flat. Meanwhile he called his rival John Quincy Adams a vote-stealer and Russian friend – sounds familiar doesnt it
On a recent Joe Rogan show Trump showed his more laid-back side: talking about presidents history‚ discussing Abraham Lincolnʼs mel-an-cholia (as they called it back then)‚ and sharing thoughts about trade policies. Its quite different from the dictator image some try to paint
The Democratic partyʼs current fear-based strategy isnt working like it used to. Their constant Hitler comparisons – which they pull out whenever things dont go their way – have become so common that people just dont buy it anymore. The whole abortion-rights debate shows how far theyʼll stretch facts: while Trump just moved decisions to state-level many paint it as total-control
E Pluribus Unum – thats all the Latin I know
Politics hasnt changed much in 200 years – what has changed is how little people know about history. Modern politicians seem stuck in a World War 2 time-loop while forgetting Americas rich political past. The election of 2024 looks more like a fight between those who like giving lectures and those whoʼre tired of hearing them
