Author: Doug McCaughan

The 2024 presidential election is critical to the future of the United States. We all are tired of the barrage of political posts and rhetoric. Friendships have been tested. Families have been divided. I implore you to not allow politics to come between relations. Whatever path this nation takes, we as a people will continue to thrive if we stand united. Our civic duty to be politically involved remains. The weeks ahead will be tumultuous as our elected leaders and courts fight for the outcome of this election but it will primarily be out of the hands of the people.

Trump is not a Republican. The Republican party is not represented in this election. This election is between the Democratic party and the MAGA party. The Democrats are currently more right leaning and closer to conservative than ever. The MAGA party is extreme radical right, and authoritarian.

Trump is a traitor to this nation. Those in his administration and the elected officials kowtowing to Trump are complicit in Trump’s treasonous actions. Those of you voting for these ill reputes are enabling the demise of our democratic republic.

My grandfather did not go to Normandy to allow Trump to bring authoritarian fascism to America. Those of the silent generation who gave their service, and many their lives, during World War II would be ashamed of you standing in defense of the wannabe dictator Donald J Trump.

“Fascism (/?fæ??z?m/ FASH-iz-?m) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy. Opposed to anarchism, democracy, pluralism, egalitarianism, liberalism, socialism, and Marxism, fascism is placed on the far right-wing within the traditional left–right spectrum.” Sound familiar? You can quit calling the left fascists now.

The US Armed Forces Oath of Enlistment begins “I, (state name of enlistee), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;”

On January 6, 2021, Donald J Trump led an insurrection against this country in a failed coup attempt to usurp the will of the people. We watched it live on television. I am befuddled how anyone who took a military oath for the United States can in good conscience cast a vote for Donald J Trump to become president once again. The man should be in prison. Instead, he is actively planning the next coup by using the electoral college to instill Trump as president instead of accepting the votes of the people.

Trump wants to be a dictator. He has flat out said it. Reported by the Atlantic, the former president also said he needed “the kind of generals that Hitler had.” He admires the likes of Putin and Kim Jung Un. He has compromised our nation’s military secrets and outright sold secret information to foreign nations. His racism is in the open. He does not look to unite our nation. He looks to serve only his bank account and the white man. Elon Musk is on record stating that Trump wants to crash the economy. He wants to tear this nation down to nothing and rebuild it as a nation of the corporation for the corporation. Crashing the economy will allow the wealthy to buy up and control this country at fire sale prices while the commoners suffer or die.

Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden was intentionally chosen as an homage to the Nazi rally of February 20, 1939 at the same location. MAGA is not hiding who they are. The question you must ask as you look in the mirror is who are you? Have you allowed a single issue magnified in the media and lies to blind you from the MAGA party’s intentions? MAGA disguised as Republicans will bring atrocities to this nation and the world. Mark my words.

We lived through four years of his administration’s revolving door of incompetence. Why would anyone want that again?

I beg those of you considering voting independent and those of you who are die hard Republicans to vote Blue, vote Democrat, on November 5, 2024. Republicans, clean up your house and once that is done then return to voting party line if you don’t see the benefit in having a government of Democrats. Please don’t vote for MAGA to own the libs because you will be owning us all.??

Vote Harris Walz! Vote blue down the ticket!