Did Romney have any good points against Trump?

“How dare you malign and criticize other Jews!”

I have been maligned and criticized here for years. Have you ever come to my defense?

“we might Not have a Communist/DemonCrat for president”

If you think Obama is a Communist, you really aren’t in touch with reality. Were Obama really a Communist you would have long since been rounded up and sent to the gulag!

“He has had a very checkered career as a businessman”

Actually his many bankruptcies appear to be a deliberate strategy to coerce his creditors into accepting equity stakes in his projects. How anyone can defend this kind of behavior is beyond me!

“You, who considers Avi Weiss to be your spiritual adviser.”

He isn’t, but since you brought him up, you might want to do some internet searches to find a video in which Rabbi Weiss charges the podium at a David Duke for President rally. Rabbi Weiss carried a “Duke — Nazi for the 90s” sign with him and was forcefully removed from the podium. Rabbi Weiss knows an enemy of the Jewish people and doesn’t have to “do research” on Nazis or KKK members.

“twist Judaism to fit your sick, liberal world-view”

Using public funds to support those who are less well off is “twisting” Judaism, “sick”, or “liberal”? Better tell Chazal and Rambam that they are sick and twisted.

Health: Then why are you defending Trump (or attacking Hilary as a response to attacks on Trump) at almost every turn?

Charlie: you’re being unfair. You know that Chumash and many comments in the Rishonim are equally readable as being for or against most not-extreme conservative or liberal fiscal opinions (e.g. socialism and Ayn Rand are both against the Mishnah in Avos). But anything in between can claim the Rambam as agreeing with them. Don’t pretend that either side has the backing of Torah sources to the exclusion of the other.

I think Hillary and Trump are equally evil, so I’m voting for whoever’s less orange.

Health: I really don’t think that Trump can. I think Trump is far more likely to make foolish nuclear decisions than Hilary is.

And Godwin’s Law. Yay.

ROB: Having similarities to a Nazi does not make one a Nazi. There are lots of important differences also.

Health: Or an unintelligent conservative. Or an unintelligent liberal. Or no one. Because, let’s be honest, if Trump makes up his mind he won’t listen to anyone but himself.

If you don’t want Hilary as president, though, campaign against Trump. That was one of Romney’s biggest points. Trump can’t beat Hilary. The rest can.

Joseph: you are spouting conventional wisdom and that has been upended all year long. If Rubio withdraws now, that opens the door wide to a trump victory. Rubio stays in and he has a chance-especially as I think that Cruz is going to syphon off many votes from trump.

Sam2- about the only thing that Trump has not done yet is having his brownshirts kill someone. Everything else has been done. Threatening people at his rallies, threatening The Speaker of the House, demonizing minorities and disabled people (remember the eugenic program of the Nazis?), ordering soldiers to commit war crimes….etc. So, Pray tell where the big difference is. Hitler also won elections.

My primary point is that this race must turn into a one-on-one in order to defeat Trump. I also am saying this has to happen prior to the upcoming Super Tuesday. Now it doesn’t have to be Cruz who stays in and Rubio and Kasich who withdraws. Any one of the three can stay in as long as the other two withdraw. Any one of the three can defeat Trump if it becomes a one-on-one. The reason I suggest Cruz must stay and the others withdraw is because Cruz is consistently winning some (and getting stronger) while the other two are losing all or almost all (and continuously getting weaker). Though if they agree amongst themselves that either Rubio or Kasich should remain in, that would work too. But it is highly improbable Cruz would agree to withdraw considering he is significantly doing better than Rubio and Kasich (and winning multiple States).

Personally, I would prefer Cruz to be President over the other candidates, but nevertheless prefer Rubio to be the Republican nominee since he is stronger than Cruz in the general election. But what I am commenting here on is the political realities, not my personal preferences. Trump will almost certainly lost the general election. And he is a bad person to be President.

There is a serious likelihood that Rubio will lose his homestate of Florida and/or Kasich will lose his homestate of Ohio. Both to Trump. And since they’re both winner-take-all, Trump winning both will make him instantly the almost absolute certain nominee after this Tuesday. So if all three anti-Trump’s remain in the race this Tuesday there is a strong possibility, and even likelihood, Trump will have effectively wrapped up his victory with his wins in Florida and Ohio.

ROB -“So, Pray tell where the big difference is. Hitler also won elections”

Do you believe everything comes from Hashem? If the only candidates are either a right wing guy or a leftist that will make perversion worse than Obama, you should vote for the right wing guy. The reason that we’ve come to this is because morality is at a low – time low!

Trump popularity is a warning from Hashem!

Health: Trump popularity id from Hashem. So Hitler’s popularity was from Hashem too? Do you realize that there is such a thing as “bechirah”?

I do NOT think that Trump is like Hitler (I found the hand-raising video creepy, but I’d never go that far) but I do think that some of the attitudes that helped Hitler get into power- a nation in distress, a perceived outer enemy (or two or three…) and the xenophobia coming with it, the desire to rally around someone who says aloud what people are only willing to think and glorifies nationalism and populism, dreaming of a return to some kind of prior greatness that they feel has been challenged by “the other”- have disturbing similarities. While electing Trump won’t be electing Hitler IMO, what scares me is that if Hitler were running, people probably would vote for him for the same reasons they like Trump.

The populism especially concerns me (and this is about Trump as well). It’s never been good for the Jews in any of the countries we’ve lived in. Ever. Not to be boring by quoting Neimoller, but still, the xenophobia that is directed at others could turn to us at any point, particularly given Israel’s complicated political situation in this day and age. (To be fair, though, I find it generally disturbing as well- I don’t think it should be directed against the others either…)

squeak: There are similarities in Trump’s populism and nativism to Hitler’s rise. No one is saying that Trump is like Hitler was in 1939. They are saying that Trump is moving in a direction and gathering supporters very similar to what Hitler did. (Though comparing him to George Wallace in 1968 is probably a much better comparison.)

ROB -“Health: Trump popularity id from Hashem. So Hitler’s popularity was from Hashem too?”

Of course it was!

“Do you realize that there is such a thing as “bechirah”?”

You obviously don’t know the definition of “Bechirah”!

squeak: writersoul and Sam2 clearly explained the similarities to Hitler and to these views, I suscribe fully. Allow me to add that the most dangerous part of a Trump Presidency is his thin skin and his impulsiveness. He would be Nixon on steroids with his list of enemies, he would be Obama on super steroids with executive orders when he could not get his way in Congress and, Heaven forbid, we don’t know what he would do to any nation that defies him-and that includes Israel where he wants to be “neutral” .The comparison to Hitler is not in actual facts -yet!- but in how he demagogues everything and how he demonizes minorities…If you can’t see the similarities to Hitler then you have forgotten how Hitler came to power-throught elections!

Actually, I think he is more like Mussolini than Hitler but that is scant consolation.And the most recent figure in the US to be compared to is George Wallace who had the exact same electoral success as Trump-in the Deep South and in the old Rust belt. Look it up.

health: well, I burst out laughing readng your response. Your comments are becoming the stuff of legends, you should try stand up comic!