Steve Bannon.

[Mike M (the other one)]

(02-13-2017, 07:35 PM)Benton Wrote: pointing out the similarities isn't the same as saying you don't like him. Its pointing out the similarities.

noting that jeffry dahmer liked to eat people isn't saying you dislike him, its saying he was a cannibal. Pointing out that woody Allen married a child isn't saying you don't like him, its calling him a child predator. Noting that trump just appointed a highly unqualified campaign contributor to a position of power isn't saying he's a mean fella, its pointing out the trait of fascist regimes to benefit members over non-members.

Uhm, no not quite the same.

No one compared Hitler to Hitler....
You can't compare someone to themselves.
Calling Trump Hitler is not the same as calling Hitler Hitler....
If someone eats people or commits a similar atrocity, then they can be compared to Dahmer. What some of you are doing is saying that Dahmer and XXX come from a broken home are the same, and yes that's a true statement, but it doesn't mean that everyone that comes from a broken home is going to end the same as Dahmer. So because Dahmer was a terrible human being, I am now calling XXX a terrible human being even though he did not eat anyone or commit an atrocity on the same level as Dahmer to actually deserve to be compared to Dahmer. People don't like Dahmer, so basically I'm just saying I don't like XXX.

What you seem to ignore about the Draining of the Swamp part, is that yes, the majority of Trump's cabinet does already have a lot of self made money, so they aren't exactly going to be easy to bribe by lobbyists. If they didn't have a lot of money already, then they'd be susceptible to bribery from the lobbyists and would become part of the swamp instead of draining it like Trump expects them to.