Melania Trump: the Fascist’s Moll

A proliferation of designer shoes does not an innocent person make.

As a shameless tanguera y milongera I will agree that a girl can never have too many shoes, but oh my wows, Imelda Marcos went too far. (AFP)

There’s an adage that behind every great man there is a great woman. And it’s rather frustrating because for every Franklin Delano there is an Eleanor who likely did more but is only remembered in the context of her more celebrated husband. But then there’s the shadowy reflection of the adage where the Eva Brauns, Clara Petaccis, Imelda Marcoses, and Trump women quite literally make their beds.

As far as I can tell such women are not generally in it for the politics really. The allure seems to be the proximity to power and the proliferation of lavish gifts. And I suppose I get that. Sort of. I mean, I do have a few rather ridiculous Pinterest boards. In fact, all the women I’ve mentioned above were very much into looking pretty for the camera and — with the exception of Imelda Marcos — not much else. It seems that Braun and Petacci were genuinely affectionate towards their … whatever you want to call Hitler and Mussolini … and it directly resulted in both of their deaths. Braun committed suicide by cyanide pill and Petacci fled with Mussolini and so was executed alongside him.

It does not appear that either Braun or Petacci had much influence on their … “lovers.” Braun faked suicide attempts to get Hitler’s attention and…