Great discussion Michelle. The disconnects are so puzzling, and your unraveling is helpful. But maybe its has something to do with the loony yet purposeful logic of fascism. Note: https://medium.com/@daneke/the-fanatical-fascist-fungus-is-upon-us-please-america-wake-up-and-smell-the-jackboot-polish-b81f695a472f

Recall Voltaire: “Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."