(1) If you Google “America First” the reference to WWII comes up right away. Do you not think that a candidate, when choosing a slogan, Googles it to find out if anyone else is using it or has used it? As far as I know, it’s standard procedure to do so. As I said, we don’t know whether Trump knew the history of the expression, but it would be logical to think he did, or someone among his entourage and advisors did.

(2) It is a fact that—whether Trump is personally simpatico with them or not (and I don’t think he is)—he has a strong following among neo-Nazis and white supremacists. He has been rather cagey and coy with that group—not embracing them outright, but often refusing to completely or strongly condemn them or disavow them. Now, you are probably correct that most Americans are unaware of the history of “America First,” but one group that probably is aware of the history is this particular subset of Trump supporters, and they would be delighted at the slogan. So if it was chosen with any awareness of its history (certainly a possibility), it would have particular appeal to this segment of Trump supporters.

As I said, neither I nor you nor Chuck knows what’s actually in Trump’s mind here. But there is nothing whatsoever about what Chuck alleged that’s silly. To quote him:

Every neo-Nazi, white supremacist knows the significance of the term. That it has a double meaning is perfect for Trump. He’s a master at the “what, not me, I wasn’t referring to THAT when I used the term” evasion.

All likely to be true.

Trump isn’t using “America First” as an arcane reference to a war that over 90% of Americans (sadly) know almost nothing about — it would be lost on them, even if he were a Nazi, which is just ridiculous. Tacky and overbearing, yah, but not a Nazi, for crying out loud.

“America First” is, simply, the antidote to the “America Last, America Worst!” garbage we’ve been getting for years on end from our internal enemies. It’s really quite simple, actually.

Another point that bears repeating is that the Powers That Be are all lined up against Trump — but they’re quite ready to carry Hildabeast’s cathedral-length train.

Petulance isn’t a game plan.

Unless people think there’s some kind of Faustian loophole they can use to get out of it.

Donald Trump is a crass, crude, vulgar, arrogant, narcissistic, infantile, ill-informed assh*le.

and compared to Hillary, he’s a saint.

Simple as that.

But before Pearl Harbor, yeah…

Every neo-Nazi, white supremacist knows the significance of the term. That it has a double meaning is perfect for Trump. He’s a master at the “what, not me, I wasn’t referring to THAT when I used the term” evasion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_First_Committee

In other words – America dead last.

I think we need to place the concerns for our country and fellow citizens (even the TWANLOC among us) as one of the highest goods. If this attracts haters, so be it, but the idea is important nonetheless.

Door number 3; plus in over his hair and surprised to be on the cusp of nomination. I will admit I started out thinking door number 1, but now door 3 seems more likely. Not that it matters. I come from the salt of the earth; people who do the heavy lifting, people who produce the food on everyone’s table. I have no need to apologize. And, I will not vote for djt.

Kindly, if you rationalize voting for the donald in November, it is you who needs to “get your story straight”.

And going to the New York Times and the Boston Globe to get pseudo-psychological diagnoses of Trump and then talk about “conservatives abandoning their principles” is actually laughable.

“Republican circular firing squad! Ready! Aim! . . .”