(February 24, 2016 at 2:21 pm)Mathilda Wrote: There is one fundamental difference. Unlike Trump who has filed for bankruptcy multiple times, the fascist movements that made it into power in Europe were actually competent.
I wouldn't be sure on that. Germany's economic policy under Titler had the country tottering on the brink of permanent irreprable collapse from 1936. Hence the increasingly desperate military gambles. He sacked every competent economic and financial manager he had because they all wanted to sacrifice gun making for useful economic activity. And the rest of the naasis weren't much better spending more time knifing their intra party rivals than running the country.
The only area where the NSDAP showed competency was in keeing *shudder* the gas chambers running.
And don't get me started on Italy.
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