(June 19, 2017 at 8:49 pm)wallym Wrote: My argument would be that these are incredibly generic political strategies that have been used since governments were formed, and the fact that Hitler did some of them as well doesn't make them nefarious to the degree people are implying when they are drawing 'meaningful parallels'.
No, they're not generic. Some politicians use them, others don't. Which tools a politician prefers to use can tell you much about him or her.
Another, which I forgot to mention but which Trump avails himself regularly, is the "Big Lie", mastered by Goebbels.
Also, the Rant. They both use that to good effect.
But really, the reason for the drawing of parallels lies in the willingness to castigate an entire group of people in order to attain political success ... never mind the people who are hurt in the process.
(June 19, 2017 at 8:49 pm)wallym Wrote: A venn diagram would be good. What things would have Trump, Hitler, and not many other modern world leaders? My guess is there'd be very little outside the main bubble for anybody but the truly crazy.
Get to work, then -- make your own case.
