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Gary Kloner's avatar

I won't push the analogy too far but early Weimar Germany during the 20s was at the peak of western civilization in terms of art, science, music, culture, education etc. They were a functioning democracy but within ten years they descended into barbarism. Six million Jews were killed in the ovens, gas chambers and concentration camps in Poland and Germany. I was at Yad Vashem in Israel and have met survivors of the holocaust, some even showed me numbers tattooed on the inside of their forearms.

I believe we here in America as in other parts of the world are in a pre fascist moment sitting on a knife's edge about to fall into authoritarianism. One of our major political parties has now become an authoritarian leader cult. Propaganda, hate, lies, polarization and conspiracy theories have replaced reason and reality for large segments of the population addicted to right wing media like the FNC. Our electoral machinery in 18 states has become corrupted by partisan officials loyal to Trump and his big lie that the election was stolen. Health care officials, state election officials, Republican congress people, who voted to impeach Trump have all been threatened with violence and are being purged. Some even had to buy body armor. Jews and people of color have become scapegoats as far leader's stoke hate and bigotry for political gain. Someone the other day just asked me what would be a good country to move to if things don't work out? I replied New Zealand. But as of now I am not giving up hope!

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Arlene Germain's avatar

tRump and the GQP opened the floodgates of hate and bigotry which always have been there. People who can’t or won’t use their intelligence to combat this burgeoning outpouring of venom will be consumed by it.

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