Friday, November 18, 2016

John Legend: Trump’s ‘Hitler-Level’ Rhetoric Could Turn U.S. Into Nazi Germany



John Legend: Trump’s ‘Hitler-Level’ Rhetoric Could Turn U.S. Into Nazi Germany
by Jerome Hudson17 Nov 2016
Singer-songwriter John Legend blasted President-elect Donald Trump and predicted his “Hitler-like” rhetoric could turn the United States into Nazi Germany in an interview this week.

“I feel like it’s dangerous for us to be complacent. It’s dangerous for us to think that it couldn’t happen to us like it happened to Germany in the ’30s and ’40s,” the “Love in the Future” singer said when asked about his 2015 Academy Awards acceptance speech in a Hollywood Reporter roundtable this week.

“Trump is saying Hitler-level things in public,” Legend continued. “The world and America have done some atrocious things in the past, and we could do it again if we had the wrong leadership and if people of conscience don’t speak up.”

Legend was a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton’s failed White House bid, performing last summer at an all-star concert fundraiser for the former Democratic nominee.

The Grammy winner has repeatedly attacked Trump on Twitter, calling him a “racist” in one memorable social media battle with Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr.

Singer-songwriter Tori Amos followed Legend’s comments during the star-studded Q&A and said, “We all have to deal with the DSA, the Divided States of America. We have to deal with the emotions.”

Legend is far from the only celebrity to have compared the President-elect to Hitler. In no particular order, other celebrities and public figures who have made the comparison include Cher, Spike LeeBill Maher, Louis C.K., Roger Waters, Whoopi GoldbergEva Longoria, Sarah Silverman, Billie Joe Armstrong, Maynard James Keenan, Russell Simmons, Ken Burns, and some cast members of Saturday Night Live.

Hollywood Reporter
Eric Mika is the SVP for the Hollywood Reporter, and a director at the Creative Coalition.

Note: Tonya Lewis Lee is a director at the Creative Coalition, and married to Spike Lee.
Matthew C. Blank is a director at the Creative Coalition, and a trustee at the Harlem Children's Zone.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, and the Robin Hood Foundation.  
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Robin Hood Foundation was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, and the Harlem Village Academies.
John Legend is a director at the Harlem Village Academies.

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