marvin martian
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- #21
It took Hitler less than 6 months to tighten his grip on power. As I watched this programme I was struck by the similarities between Germany and the US. Hitler and Trump.
Hitler waged war on German institutions. Its government, its press and of course its court system. When he had finished there was nothing left.He burned fown the Reichstag. Trump lanched an invasion of Congress.
Hitler told Germans that he was the only answer to the problems of the state. Trump is doing that right now.
Hitlers followers had a violent core of street thugs who beat and murdered anybody that Hitler didnt like, They were paramilitary and wore their own uniforms. A bit like the proud boys and oath keepers. Violent thugs.
The threats of violence to prosecutors, judges and juries is something that they both share.
Hitler took his revenge on those who opposed him. Check out the story of Hans Litten. He was murdered in a camp for the crime of humiliating Hitler in court.
Of course Trump is threatening revenge on everyone who gets in his way.
Hitler and his group despised democracy. So do Trump and his chums. They just want power and too many "wrong" people vote. Election denying is pure fascism when it does not present any evidence. Its not just that trump is a narcissist. He is a deeply evil man.Like Hitler.
Hitler hated minorities. So does trump and trumpism. The nazis told women to get back in the home. So do trumpists. The nazis murdered gay folk. Trump vilifies them and works to remove them from society.
The nazis burned books, so does trumpism. Intellectuals were murdered by nazis. Check out trumpism and climate change.
This is not controversial. The biggest eye opener was the way that German society backed down at every opportunity. They thought that they were being clever. But Hitler just took the concession and moved on to the next level.
Those GOP politicians who have facilitated the rise of trump, looked the other way and swallowed their pride will have blood on their hands.
Trumpism isnt new. There is a long history of fascism in the US. If trump is elected then a noisy minority may see all their dreams come true.
Much further away than Britain, where you can be imprisoned or killed for saying the wrong pronouns. But with every day under the Biden/China regime, we get a little closer.
