If you don’t like comparing Trump to Hitler, maybe you can just compare Trump to Ferdinand Marcos?

Paul Manafort’s Wild and Lucrative Philippine Adventure • As Ferdinand Marcos used his fortune to cling to power, he found an ally in Trump’s campaign chairman. • 2016 Jun 10 • Kenneth P. Vogel • Politico

Also, if there was any doubt, the Reagan administration was kind of evil….

Paul Manafort has made a career of keeping dictators in power.

The Quiet American • Paul Manafort made a career out of stealthily reinventing the world’s nastiest tyrants as noble defenders of freedom. Getting Donald Trump elected will be a cinch. • 2016 Apr 28 • Franklin Foer • Slate

Manafort is also still getting paid by a Ukrainian politician who is pro-Putin.

Is Donald Trump’s Campaign Manager Still on the Payroll of a Ukrainian Political Leader? • Paul Manafort has long advised Ukrainian politicians—and he may not have stopped. • 2016 Aug 1 • Pema Levy • Mother Jones