(January 6, 2021 at 5:51 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:(January 6, 2021 at 5:46 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Hitler gained power by selling victimhood. He gained power by selling otherism. He gained power by scapegoating outsiders. He gained power by selling himself as the only cure. He gained power by vilifying the press. He gained power by purging his ranks of dissent.
Now, it is true that America has a Constitution that makes such tactics harder to be successful. But please spare me, Trump from the start, has used every fucking tactic Hitler did. If you want to argue anything, Trump sucked at it. He came close, but he never gained enough control like Hitler did.![]()
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Hitler, scapegoated entire races and religions.
Trump, scapegoated entire races and religion.
Hitler vilified political rivals.
Trump vilified political rivals.
Hitler sold blind loyalty and hyper nationalism.
Trump sold blind loyalty and hyper nationalism.
Hitler threw his own ranks under the bus when they failed to be blindly loyal.
Trump has thrown those in his ranks under the bus for not being blindly loyal.
It is not a "dead horse" it is a fact of our species short term memory.