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airiefairie.livejournal.com...So why not jump on the bandwagon, I thought? Now, here is an excellent and very scary article:
The rise of American authoritarianism
"A niche group of political scientists may have uncovered what's driving Donald Trump's ascent. What they found has implications that go well beyond 2016."
Most notable part in my opinion:
"Perhaps the GOP obstructionism for the past seven years can be blamed for voter anger at Washington. The parallels to the rise of Hitler can be gleaned from Trump's plain-talk appeal. Like Hitler, he repeats a simplistic message of ultra-nationalism which resonates with xenophobic Americans. He blames the Mexicans, the Chinese, and other foreign influences for lost jobs and prosperity just as Hitler blamed the Jews and played on Germany's long history of anti-Semitism. [Grimm's Fairy Tales contains anti-Semitic stories dating back to AD 1350]."
Of course there was going to be a Hitler parallel. Where without him. However, it seems to me that the difference with the Hitler situation is that Trump is basically an opportunist while Hitler was a man who had a long-term plan. And although things have indeed greatly eroded in America for the middle class and the working poor, it (still) isn't anywhere near what was going on in Germany after WW1.
( Trump is not the cause - he is a symptom of the perfect storm )
The rise of American authoritarianism
"A niche group of political scientists may have uncovered what's driving Donald Trump's ascent. What they found has implications that go well beyond 2016."
Most notable part in my opinion:
"Perhaps the GOP obstructionism for the past seven years can be blamed for voter anger at Washington. The parallels to the rise of Hitler can be gleaned from Trump's plain-talk appeal. Like Hitler, he repeats a simplistic message of ultra-nationalism which resonates with xenophobic Americans. He blames the Mexicans, the Chinese, and other foreign influences for lost jobs and prosperity just as Hitler blamed the Jews and played on Germany's long history of anti-Semitism. [Grimm's Fairy Tales contains anti-Semitic stories dating back to AD 1350]."
Of course there was going to be a Hitler parallel. Where without him. However, it seems to me that the difference with the Hitler situation is that Trump is basically an opportunist while Hitler was a man who had a long-term plan. And although things have indeed greatly eroded in America for the middle class and the working poor, it (still) isn't anywhere near what was going on in Germany after WW1.
( Trump is not the cause - he is a symptom of the perfect storm )
