Caveat: I’ve also been pilloried here by “kollectiva” types who have said I’m blaming the Left for Fascism when I raise this point.
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Students in my War and Holocaust course struggle to understand the Nazi Revolution. -
Students in my War and Holocaust course struggle to understand the Nazi Revolution.More than fair. Essential. I’ve been like a broken record here on Mastodon when it comes to the need for unified opposition.
No circular firing squads!
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Students in my War and Holocaust course struggle to understand the Nazi Revolution.Students in my War and Holocaust course struggle to understand the Nazi Revolution. How does a party which wins 38% in 1932 move so quickly to a one-party dictatorship? It’s several things:
1. Fear. Am I really prepared to oppose this violent, lawless clique?
2. Opportunism. What can I gain by aligning myself to the movement?
3. Ambiguity. Is there real danger here? Maybe I can ride this out and go back to my life when the clouds pass?
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Kind of annoyed by this "Trump fell for fake internet theory" stuff.And over party insiders. Every outrage against truth is actually a loyalty test.
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Joyce Vance quotes Greg Sargent, who says,Completely agree. W/ Trump, it's always about whether he can bring people to the heel of unfettered power.
The program he has in mind, once enough people have capitulated, is vile. "Mass deportations now," he has already told us, is going to be a "bloody story."
Trump Promises a ‘Bloody Story’
His latest comment about mass deportation are a revelation about how he feels—and a troubling reminder of the sources of his appeal.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
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"As Trump utters the last phrase of the oath of office – 'so help me God' – the first phase of what Project 2025’s authors call “the playbook” begins. ...There will be “emergencies” at the border and in cities where protesters refuse to accept the vagaries of the Electoral College and of minority rule.
These will be the rationale for “emergency measures.”
The spiral into violent stupidity.