It is hard to take people at their word when it clashes with our understanding of reality or would create a call to action or make inaction unexcusable. We sho

It is hard to take people at their word when it clashes with our understanding of reality or would create a call to action or make inaction unexcusable. We should take this administration at their word. Trump said: "I need the kind of generals that Hitler had." https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-said-hitler-did-some-good-things-and-wanted-generals-like-the-nazis-former-chief-of-staff-kelly-claims https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-said-hitler-did-... https://www.npr.org/2024/10/23/nx-s1-5161598/i-need-the-kind-of-generals-that-hitler-had-the-reporting-behind-trumps-comment https://www.npr.org/2024/10/23/nx-s1-5161598/i-need-the-kind... Here is Timothy Snyder's breakdown of exactly what that means: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw-ObXslUo4&t=760s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw-ObXslUo4&t=760s