MSNBC's The ReidOut
October 24, 2022
7:24 p.m.
JOY REID: You know, and, Matthew, we talk about this all the time. Democracy on the ballot -- it's not just a slogan. You know, I mean, we're talking about women literally losing agency over themselves. Donald Trump has said -- you know where he's going to challenge the election? Already in advance, he's says he's going to do it -- Philly. That's a dog whistle, right? I mean, it's not even being hidden at this point. It's just fascism in the open. And what scares me is that I'm not sure everybody minds, you know. I think there are some people who will just sit back and let it happen, thinking it won't be that bad. And that, to me, is almost more dangerous than the radicals.
MATTHEW DOWD, MSNBC POLITICAL ANALYST: Well, I mean, I'm not calling -- I'm not going to say that, you know, that the GOP are Nazis at this point or whatever, but it certainly sounds familiar to what happened in Germany. Which is, a bunch of citizens -- Adolf Hitler gets a third of the vote -- nobody thought it could happen there -- they kind of went along because they said he was going to solve the economy and fix inflation --
REID: Yeah, that's right.
DOWD: -- those sorts of things, and then, lo and behold, a few years later, they lost their democracy, and they were all, like, "How did that happen here?" That's my worry. That is my worry. Obviously, the price of a hamburger -- the price of milk -- the price of gas is concerning, but that is a short-term problem. The loss of a democracy will devastate everyone's freedom. I think this is -- we shouldn't be trying to be saying, "You need to adopt our culture" or whatever it happens to be -- that is the white nationalist. It should be, "We stand for democracy -- we stand for the Constitution and the dignity of all -- that's what we stand for -- and if you're with us, join us."