How Hitler Did It

[The Drumwalker]

In October 2017, a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard revealed that 55% of white Americans believe there is discrimination against white Americans. More Americans agree than disagree that white people are under attack in this country according to a Reuters IPS/OS poll. Numerous studies have shown that racial resentment was the overriding factor for people who voted for Donald Trump. BUT NO ONE IS ATTACKING WHITE PEOPLE. What is happening is people of color are increasing unashamed to point out discrimination and racism. Combined with the legitimate measures taken by some people and organizations to untilt the playing field, any attempt at fairness might feel like an attack on whiteness. The truth is whites have been perched on pedestals of privilege for so long, being asked to step down may make them feel as if they are being attacked. That's not oppression; that's equality. When the people who have all the power convince themselves that they are actually powerless and the victims of a massive conspiracy that, in fact, is what often precedes actual genocide. That was Hitler's argument, in a nutshell, that there was a grand conspiracy of Jews, a tiny minority in that country, that victimized real Germans and kept them powerless. It was sold as a revolution against an insidious enemy within that was everywhere and incredibly powerful like Trump's deep state. Over and over again we hear about this ominous deep state that's a danger to America's future. During a hidden camera expose, Alexander Nix, the Cambridge Analytical CEO mentioned "the deep state" was one of many slogans tossed around for the Trump campaign; as well as "drain the swamp" and "build the wall". Republicans and ready to bear arms against the deep state right now! THE AUTHORITARIAN PLAYBOOK: (1) Dismantle checks on executive power (2) Control Criminal Justice system (3) Scapegoat minority groups (4) Co-op main stream parties (5) Discredit independent press (6) Call for opponents to be jailed (7) Question election legitimacy (8) Claim to be the greatest and the only one who can.

[BigmanPigman]

1. That's where I heard it. It was driving me crazy.

I remembered someone came up with the "Lock her up" and "Build the wall" crap but I couldn't remember if it came from Roger Stone, Bannon or someone else on the campaign. It was the Cambridge Analytica guy...he sure is proud.

[empedocles]

2. People complaining about the use and overuse of 'Hitler'

Simple references to Hitler are overused - cliché even. We can freshen them up by using say, 'Hitler Gestapo like' in referring to ICE, 'brown shirts', Hitler SS', Mussolini, etc.

[tblue37]

3. It is very hard for most of us to read a lengthy block of unbroken text on a

computer monitor. It helps to break it up into chunks--even if the original is not broken that way.

Notice how much easier it is to read the OP's excerpt when it is formatted with white space (OK--gray space in the excerpt box):

In October 2017, a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard revealed that 55% of white Americans believe there is discrimination against white Americans. More Americans agree than disagree that white people are under attack in this country according to a Reuters IPS/OS poll.

Numerous studies have shown that racial resentment was the overriding factor for people who voted for Donald Trump. BUT NO ONE IS ATTACKING WHITE PEOPLE. What is happening is people of color are increasing unashamed to point out discrimination and racism. Combined with the legitimate measures taken by some people and organizations to untilt the playing field, any attempt at fairness might feel like an attack on whiteness.

The truth is whites have been perched on pedestals of privilege for so long, being asked to step down may make them feel as if they are being attacked. That's not oppression; that's equality. When the people who have all the power convince themselves that they are actually powerless and the victims of a massive conspiracy that, in fact, is what often precedes actual genocide. That was Hitler's argument, in a nutshell, that there was a grand conspiracy of Jews, a tiny minority in that country, that victimized real Germans and kept them powerless. It was sold as a revolution against an insidious enemy within that was everywhere and incredibly powerful like Trump's deep state.

Over and over again we hear about this ominous deep state that's a danger to America's future. During a hidden camera expose, Alexander Nix, the Cambridge Analytical CEO mentioned "the deep state" was one of many slogans tossed around for the Trump campaign; as well as "drain the swamp" and "build the wall". Republicans and ready to bear arms against the deep state right now! THE AUTHORITARIAN PLAYBOOK: (1) Dismantle checks on executive power (2) Control Criminal Justice system (3) Scapegoat minority groups (4) Co-op main stream parties (5) Discredit independent press (6) Call for opponents to be jailed (7) Question election legitimacy (8) Claim to be the greatest and the only one who can.

[Duppers]

8. Thank you!!

👍

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

4. Thanks..but..we know how hitler did it.

See any programming for over ten hours on most of the Old School cable channels like History Ch etc. Hitller all day...most days. WE GOT IT ALREADY.
What's next for a show we don't know about hitler..."Hitlers Barbers"? Give the shit a rest w hitler.....
If we only had more programs on American Presidents...preferably Democrats who saved the world.

[Uncle Joe]

5. Kicked and recommended.

Welcome to DU The Drumwalker

[The Drumwalker]

7. And my post was not about Hitler

My post was about Americans acting like Hitler's Germans!

[raccoon]

9. Can you give us a link? nt