Oh, That Adolf

Trump's assertion that Hitler did some good things is little more than his idiotic attempt to normalize a murderous despot he has chosen to emulate. He certainly couldn't use Jesus as a role model as that would cut deeply into his child-raping and money-grubbing time. So Hitler it is.

Still, if you study Hitler closely enough, and approach the data with tongue in cheek, you may discover the positive things he did. Like, for instance, the problem of overpopulation.

Thanks to Hitler, whose war resulted in the deaths of over fifty million people, the current population of the Earth is around a billion humans less than it could have been. Though you can't tell by the price of rent in this country.

How about urban renewal? Thanks to Hitler much of Europe, and Japan, had the opportunity to rebuild their bombed and burned-out cities. Okay, so maybe they lost hundreds or thousands of irreplaceable historic buildings, but it was worth it, right?

Hitler also gave American women an opportunity to find employment in manufacturing and administration, affording them the freedom to live as more than just a brood-mare or homemaker. Which lasted until 1945 when Johnnie came marching home and needed those jobs back. Fortunately those women offered no objection or harbored any deep-rooted resentment from being shunted back to their role as second-class citizens. No sir. Not at all.

Hitler was responsible for the Baby Boom of the 40s and 50s. Resulting in suburban sprawl and its associated dependence on travel by car. It also gave us rock and roll, Ronald Reagan, 9-11, and Donald Trump.

Hitler accelerated the development of jet aircraft which led to a vibrant tourist industry that has left in its wake plumes of greenhouse gases across the globe as happy travelers visit far off lands just so they can brag that they went there.

Thanks to Hitler the Jewish people now have a homeland where they live peacefully among their.... uh, never mind.

And thanks for all  the nukes, Adolf. We couldn't have lived under this delightful existential threat to the whole of humanity for 75 years without the help of your bloated ego.

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Kamala Harris drew over 75,000 supporters to her rally at the Ellipse in Washington, DC. That's 22,000 more than Trump had at his rally there in 2021.

They must have to tie Trump down to keep him from sawing at his wrists.

Expect Kamala to get 85,000,000 votes this election. I say that because Trump proxies are using that number on the stump. Sounds good to me.

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For the record, I think Trump pulled the garbage truck stunt just to muddy the Google search waters when people go looking for the "Puerto Rico is a garbage can" quote.

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Dept. of Patting Oneself On the Back: It was a good month. A full slate of 13 'toons that I hoped mollify your every progressive need.

Have a great Halloween, everyone!

- Lefty