Michael F Schundler
3 min readJun 13, 2024

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My mom was born in 1922 in Germany and grew up under Nazi Germany. I could detail if you are interested why Democrats rather than Republicans pose the greater threat to democracy, but unless you were open to that, it would not be worth the time.

If you want to argue that Trump is a narcissistic womanizer who has many personality traits that people reject, I think you have a strong case... but fascist is simply "labeling". Democrats have engaged in many tactics typically used by fascists to consolidate power.

Regarding Trump and January 6th, if you were correct that Trump knew he lost and so attempted to take over the country through a coup, then you would have a good point.

However, the evidence to date points to Trump believing the election was stolen... which frankly given the attempts by Democrats to exclude him from running politically as well as some of the maneuvers promoted by Democratic members of Congress should Trump win in November to impeach him before he takes office lend some credence to Trump's paranoia... as the saying goes just because you believe you were cheated, does not mean you weren't.

The evidence based on FBI reports also suggest that January 6th was not an organized event and that once the rioters occupied the Capitol they went home. So, the term "insurrection" is tied to Enron legislation that has a tiny provision that says any attempt to disrupt an official proceeding of government can be labeled insurrection. For most people, insurrection means an attempt to takeover government, not disrupt an official meeting.

As for religious people supporting Biden, you are correct about 40% of Christians do support Biden. But the question was not how can Christians support Biden, but how can they support Trump.

Regarding the Democratic platform, it includes many provisions that impose the value system of the party... "equity of outcomes" as an example, which by definition can only happen if you violate the individual rights of people.

A simple example, race-based quotas put group distribution above individual merit. Imagine how Asians feel knowing they are continuously discriminated against when apply to schools based on their skin color. The argument for affirmative action is based on identity politics. Each "group" should get a certain amount of representation based on their skin color to do that you have to deny people opportunity based on skin color.

So, while affirmative action is "systemic" racism meant to achieve equitable outcomes as opposed to historical racism intended to hold minorities down, the underlying reality is both deny individuals their right to be considered as individuals and not members of a group based on skin color.

Regarding how extreme the Democratic party has become, I refer you to Joe Manchin, Krysten Sinema, and Tulsi Gabbard. These individuals were lifelong members of the Democratic party, and it was not some extreme wing of the Democratic party that drove them from the party, but the party itself. Why is there no room in the Democratic party for people who don't "toe the line". Republicans are accused all the time of being disorganized, but in my mind that is good thing... it means people don't have to agree, that creates room for dissenting opinions. The Democratic party does not breach dissent by its leaders... that is scary.

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