BY now with all the media coverage every swing dick in this country has an opinion on what is happening in LA.
For me it is a “Reichstage Fire” moment…..if you have no damn idea what I am saying then ask Google….after many years of threatening the use of American military an opportunity has finally arrives and Donny found his excuse.
As President Donald Trump deployed U.S. Marines to Los Angeles on Monday in response to protests against immigration raids and the violent arrest of a popular labor leader, California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office announced that he and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over their weekend takeover of the state’s National Guard.
“President Trump’s order calling federalized National Guard troops into Los Angeles—over the objections of the governor and local law enforcement—is unnecessary and counterproductive. It’s also deeply unfair to the members of the National Guard who are hard at work every day protecting our state, preparing for and responding to emergencies, and training so that, if called, they can fight our nation’s wars,” Bonta said in a statement.
“Let me be clear: There is no invasion. There is no rebellion. The president is trying to manufacture chaos and crisis on the ground for his own political ends,” he added. “Federalizing the California National Guard is an abuse of the president’s authority under the law—and not one we take lightly. We’re asking a court to put a stop to the unlawful, unprecedented order.”
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“Donald Trump is creating fear and terror by failing to adhere to the U.S. Constitution and overstepping his authority. This is a manufactured crisis to allow him to take over a state militia, damaging the very foundation of our republic,” Newsom, who widely seen as a 2028 presidential contender, said Monday.
“Every governor, red or blue, should reject this outrageous overreach,” he argued. “This is beyond incompetence—this is him intentionally causing chaos, terrorizing communities, and endangering the principles of our great democracy. It is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism. We will not let this stand.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/california-ice-trump
This is smelling like something that has happened in the past….
My fellow Americans be afraid….be very afraid….
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
I agree with you, it feels like ‘lines being drawn in the sand’.
Best wishes, Pete.
The lines were drawn in the sand when Trump made his first nazi salute and everyone in the audience cheered. Most of them were too young or ignorant to know what was happening. If anyone had ever seen film footage of Hitler speechifying to crowds of people…my husband looked at me as if I had two heads and said, “huh?” (not a history buff, nope)
This is Trump’s desire and where we go from here is a scary place. chuq
I worry that despite the warnings, not enough people will understand the enormity of Trump’s actions,, and realise what suspensions of freedom it can lead to under his Kingship.
That is so true…..the people have been asleep for way too long and this is what happens. chuq
This is not a Reichstag fire moment. If it were a Reichstag fire moment, the white house or the capitol would have been set on fire and the blame would have been put on democrats or left wing radical scum –This is simply a moment when the President has used all available force to quell a riot in a large American city– It is a significant amount of force to be sure, but please note that no Citizens were killed in the process …the troops have not entered private homes and dragged citizens out into the streets …Trump has not used the occasion to use martial law nationally….It is something that authoritarians would do but so far America has not gone authoritarian …fearmongering is not appropriate at this juncture. — and, Oh by the way, I am forced to go to the WordPress.com reader in order to leave a response and that is a new thing.
For one it was a metaphor….two no one asked him to do anything….third it is his excuse…..more to come. chuq
You are absolutely correct, old buddy. I love historical metaphors and the Reichstag Fire is a perfect fit here. And just like Ashley Babbitt was tried to be presented as a martyr for the Right… we can stay ion context here that Trump’s Reichstag fire strategy is going to need a “Horst Wessel” martyr.
THanx for understanding the metaphor….it is only a matter of time until this gets worse and things go to hell. chuq
One of many possible sparks… cops (who know what they are doing in urban demonstrations), National Guard (who don’t and need constant direction), Marines (who have no training what to do in domestic environments, and no experienced leaders to provide direction). So who might go off half cocked and shoot someone from one of the other units, intentional or by accident, that won’t set off an instinctive, if not emotional, group response? Trump is feeding on all this.
Think Kent State….and more on the horizon I fear. nice to see you return…..chuq
Good to know you are still fighting the good fight.. on both fronts.
It is all I know…..chuq