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Trump Almost Killed; Let’s Take a Deep Breath and Draw the Right Historical Comparisons
Republicans already blame Biden for the attempt — ‘this wasn’t an isolated incident.’
I chose this image, this moment in the history of the rise of Nazi Germany, to most accurately describe the moment before us on this Sunday, Bastille Day, 2024. All of the sick ones with the faux drama of a triumphant but bloodied Trump raising his fist to the gathered fascists yesterday as he was being hauled from the stage only lead us astray. This moment needs to be analyzed with the precision of a diamond cutter.
First, let’s look at the history of this moment. On November 9, 1923, as Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch was failing in slow motion in Munich, he and his supporters were scampering around the city, kicking up fights with the local police. It all came to a head at the famous Feldherrnhalle on Munich’s Odeonplatz. The police met the revolutionaries en masse and eventually opened fire, killing 34. As many eyewitnesses would confirm, including Hitler, one policeman in the crowd raised his weapon, aimed it at Hitler, and, with a clear shot, discharged the rifle. Max Erwin Schreubner-Richter, marching arm-in-arm with Hitler, saw what was happening and threw himself onto Hitler. The bullet killed the man, and Hitler was saved…
