Sure Barb, Trump is such a danger to democracy. You seem to be a smart woman, your writing and grammar are far better than mine , you know and use large words, very impressive and might lead some to believe you know what you’re talking about but you are just parroting the crap that has been repeated over and over by democrats for the last 10 years. Donald Trump is a threat to democracy , Donald Trump is the next Hitler . Blah blah blah. Do you really think you can criticize the Trump administration , as if it isn’t far better than the Biden and Obama train wreck administrations and then claim you are a critical thinker? Barb want a cracker?

For someone who seems to be aware of the rise of Hitler and his regime you are either unwilling or unable to connect the dots ……. you are a prime example of how Hitler was able to take over Germany and you are a prime example on how Trump is able to begin his takeover of the United States…. you with your ability to not see nor speak of what’s going on in front of you. As far as educating you……. someone who rejects continually obvious truths, someone who doesn’t practice critical thinking, doesn’t want to be educated. You have been given warnings not from me in particular but from so many more other people who have served in the intelligence communities, who have served our country with valor, who have witnessed first hand just how dangerous this changing of who we are as Americans is becoming to both this country and to the world, and who have been sending out warnings of how dangerous Trump’s undermining and degrading of our government and institutions is…… your support of this regime makes you duplicitous in Trump’s attempts to change this country from a democracy to an autocracy.

Obviously, your knowledge of the rise of Hitler is damn near nil. You really need to educate yourself. There are plenty of in-depth books that have been written by scholars on the subject. He started out by telling lies over and over and over again to the people….. if lies are told often enough and long enough people will begin to believe it. Using propaganda and scapegoating Hitler gained popular support. He exploited nationalism and resentment. He ruled through violence and intimidation and his Gestapo silenced any opposition. Study history and above all read, read, read the many books that go into far greater detail of Hitler’s rise and fall from power in Germany. If you are honest enough to admit to yourself the comparison is too great, too damn close to ignore. But I guess that is how Trump got into power so easily too many people ignored, looked the other way, too many people needed someone to blame for everything wrong in their world and Trump made sure people believed it was anyone and everyone who he said it was.

I am not a officer of the law, but a civilian. What I saw in the video was resistance. Plain and simple.

I saw the video, he did not physically resist the officers. I know “officers” love to claim any failure to immediately comply is “resisting”, but you’ve really got to stretch the definition of “resisting” to apply it here. He was constantly thrown off balance, the “officers” (not in uniform or wearing any identification) basically threw him to the ground and cuffed him. Not to mention “officers” giving him conflicting orders. He was not a threat, and their reaction was completely out of proportion to his actions.
It would also be nice if you’d use your real name when challenging someone’s remarks.