What do people expect of admirers of Adolf Hitler? Rep. David Eastman had in the past posted a proud-looking photo of himself on social media next to a quote from Adolf Hitler calling for the death of Polish men, women and children. This absolutely does reflect on the people voting Eastman into office and defending him; they know what he stands for and what he is, and they love it. In his latest utterances, was he suggesting the extermination of abused children by their abusers saves the state of Alaska money in the future, or was it nothing more than a soliloquy?
Not just in Wasilla, but also in Anchorage, there are a lot of hatemongers who voted for the mayor — who, in 2013, wrote an article published on a website by Joe Miller, not only admitting to attending a dinner party with Nazi sympathizers but praising all the wonderful things done by Hitler while trying to twist perspective and reality with views that amount to political garbage.
Why is it that these two show adoration for Adolf Hitler, then turn around and try to claim, in Bronson’s case, that Barack Obama was like Hitler, and in Eastman’s case, that Joe Biden is like Hitler? Doesn’t that imply they secretly adore Obama and Biden? It can’t be both ways, guys. People deserve better than manipulation by extreme babble.
Neither of these men pretends to be anything they are not. Simple fear and hate speech do prove effective, and they know it. Think and reflect on whether this is what you really want. After all the chaos and media attention, which they both get without even trying too hard, they do nothing to help anyone have a better future.
Voters need to pay attention.
Politicians want you to be blinded by simple rhetoric which causes simple minds to follow. Bronson and Eastman know this and they are not dumb, but they are counting on other people to be.
— Karen Delkettie
Anchorage
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