Tag Archives: January 6 insurrection

Trump’s Lean and Hungry Plotters

By Robin Bates | Published: November 16, 2023

There is a tide in the affairs of Trump supporters that, taken at the flood, will lead them to do anything to take power. “Julius Caesar” is warning us.

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Brecht, Hitler’s Coup Attempt, and Jan. 6

By Robin Bates | Published: November 8, 2023

Reacting to Hitler, Brecht expressed frustration as the ineffectiveness of crying out. Today, the 100th anniversary of Hitler’s coup attempts, resembles January 6, 2021.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Bad Time for Poetry", "When Evil-Doing Comes Like Falling Rain", Beer House Putsch, Bertolt Brecht, Donald Trump, Fascism, Media | Comments closed

Washington’s Last Gift to Us

By Robin Bates | Published: September 18, 2023

Today is the anniversary of Washington’s momentous “Farewell Address.” To honor his decision to voluntarily relinquish power, here’s a Phillis Wheatley poem.

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The Trumpists That Didn’t Bark

By Robin Bates | Published: August 23, 2023

There a dog that’s not barking in Trump World at the moment: Trumpists are not showing up at his indictments.

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Fani Willis’s Big Baggy Monster

By Robin Bates | Published: August 15, 2023

The Georgia Trump indictment is like a “big baggy monster” whereas Jack Smith’s narrower indictment is like a Flaubert novel.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Charles Dickens, Donald, Fani Willis, Georgia Trump indictment, Henry James, Leo Tolstoy, Percy Lubbock, Trump | Comments closed

Lear, Trump Rage Against Their Enemies

By Robin Bates | Published: August 7, 2023

Lear and Trump are two narcissists who resort to bombastic threats when backed into a corner.

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Is Jack Smith a Javert?

By Robin Bates | Published: August 6, 2023

A Trump co-conspirator is complaining that special counsel Jack Smith is like Javert. I explore the comparison.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Jeffrey Clark, Justice, Miserables, Victor Hugo | Comments closed

Trump’s Satanic Power Grab

By Robin Bates | Published: October 16, 2022

Monday One of the paradoxes of today’s GOP is that, at the same time they complain that Democrats represent a threat to their freedom, they want to hand over all power to their authoritarian cult leader. Donald Trump, it so happens, is not interested in anyone’s freedom but his own. This is one of the […]

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Trump Dreamed a Voldemort Moment

By Robin Bates | Published: June 30, 2022

It’s now clear that Trump, on Jan. 6, 2021, dreamed of leading his followers into the Capitol. Think of Voldemort entering Hogwarts.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged authoritarianism, Donald Trump, Fascism, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, January 6 Investigation Committee, Vladimir Putin, Voldemort | Comments closed