TAT readers,
Although today’s TAT involves some past essays regarding, Never Again, the phrase used to declare no more genocide will be perpetrated against the Jewish people, it also includes my thoughts against the backdrop of global genocide and that our new administration prefers the company of genocidal despots. Over the decades, it has also and often, taken on a wider meaning about no more genocide anywhere. I embrace both concepts equally and they have significant meaning in 2025.
We have now, an occupant in our White House, that regularly associates with and commands, far-right militias, often, no less hostile to humanity, than the NAZI Party of WW II. We all remember his infamous quote, the last time he took office, “there are very fine people on both sides” while referring to a White Nationalist, Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia where an anti-white supremacist protester was murdered.

Trump’s broligarch buddy, Elon Musk recently displayed a NAZI salute at an inauguration event for Trump and has a long history of white supremacist views, including in his family history. He is, however, South African and a product of Apartheid. Like his “PayPal Mafia” buddy, Peter Thiel, another of Trump’s important billionaire oligarchs, both have plenty of nefarious, white supremacist family ties.
Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler - How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa - The Guardian - Chris McGreal - January 26th, 2025
Trump’s bromance with Putin, personally responsible for the cultural genocide of Ukraine, is another reason for alarm. According to Trump, Putin’s a genius and I can find no instance where Trump calls out Putin’s genocidal invasion. Putin, after losing most of his military might and significant portions of his economy, is now subservient to Xi in China, another genocidal autocrat. The other major global powerbroker is Modi in India, whose BJP party operates primarily on Hindutva, the Hindu version of White Christian Nationalism. So right after our November election, Putin both congratulated Trump and also noted, that his election was the heralding of a “new world order.” With the primary global powers built around so much violent and often genocidal hate, this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, should cause all global citizens to take stock of the big picture and act accordingly.
Now, we have thousands upon thousands of MAGA Republicans chanting, “Jews won’t replace us,” a racist trope based on a long list of antisemitic conspiracy theories. Pete Hegseth’s tattoos, endorse some of the ideologies of these groups. It’s not just Jews either. Since the ovens and camps of WW II, the genocide wave has grown, not diminished. Everyone talks a good game but when the Ukrainians, Rohingya in Myanmar, the Uyghurs in China, several ethic populations across Africa, Gazans, Native American and other tribal elements etc. etc. etc. suffer daily abuse and near extinction as a cultural group, we are much further from Never Again, than we ever were.
Were it up to tens of thousands in the GOP/MAGA base, all non-white Americans would be destroyed or enslaved. Yes, this is true and come from their own words and written ideologies. That is disgracefully, as far from, “every man is created equal” as it could possibly be. In fact, the Trump GOP while mouthing the right words, do nothing to stop the racist dog whistles of Trump and his collection of MAGA lawmakers.
Between Trump and his party’s failure to rein in or in any way, effectively shut down the racism and antisemitism within the GOP, it is the GOP’s bonding with other foreign, far-right global powers, that make Never Again, more a case of yes, absolutely again. Here’s the crux of the matter and there is no way around this; The US and NATO, have long been a counterweight to global genocidal fervor, especially in the post-colonial era. Now, with Trump running the US and his party unwilling to embrace actual American values, there is little hope that we will find our true footing anytime soon. Further tolerance of America First, a historically anti-American values platform, the worst of global leaders will have freedom to do as they wish, without a significant counterweight.
I have often written about genocide when discussing China, India, Russia and others, but now, with the Trump monkey on the back of the US, I foresee a disturbing future for the marginalized peoples of the world. The US must lead with our true values, not the made-up fake patriotism of the MAGA GOP. As for me, I’m old-school and will always stand for the principles in our constitution and defend the defenseless. Most Americans will too. Now, if we could only get the apathetic and the true principled conservatives to work together, we just may be able to put the word “united” back into the name of our country. United in the august principles of our constitutional republic, before Trump and MAGA, make recovery impossible.
I reaffirm my commitment to Never Again. I hope that today, you will join me in defending the defenseless. Step one, remove this administration from office and until there is another election, neuter them with moral outrage expressed in the streets. Our republic lives in the hearts of true patriots, not the cruel inhumanity of a political party hellbent on overthrowing our republic. The republic is us, my fellow citizens. If we don’t protect it, who will? The time is now, and the obligation is ours. The defenseless at home and abroad, beseech us to act. We cannot do this until we rid ourselves of the tyrant squatting in the Oval Office. Never Again, is a global plea for justice. I hear it clearly.
Best for your week,
Paul
For more reading on Never Again, please see below: