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74. K&R

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Mon Mar 12, 2018, 04:22 AM

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An ominous dark cloud gathering over the people... [View all] kentuck Mar 2018 OP

I have spent much time, studying the Weimar Republic and Germany under no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 #1

Having studied the rise of fascism, do you see any corollaries to drumpf's regime to date? lark Mar 2018 #2

I would suggest people should listen to Hitler's and especially Mussolini's speeches. olegramps Mar 2018 #21

Yes, especially Mussolini Butterflylady Mar 2018 #52

Mussolini and Trump GWC58 Mar 2018 #80

The are both pompous blowhards. Their constiuancy are dimwits and greedy oligarchs. olegramps Mar 2018 #85

The folded arms, the head thrown back, the self-satisfied sneer, the preening. VOX Mar 2018 #92

This is the most obvious parallel in my analysis. no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 #41

"either it wasn't her time or the Russians like Trump more than her"? red dog 1 Mar 2018 #42

I dont think the Russians and ... Whiskeytide Mar 2018 #54

Well, let's agree to disagree.....You have your opinion, and I have mine red dog 1 Mar 2018 #57

Trump, Putin and their respective criminal camps (and others) have been working together... debsy Mar 2018 #59

Is there ANYTHING in my reply (which you replied to) that even remotely suggests that I think that red dog 1 Mar 2018 #84

Lol indeed... debsy Mar 2018 #88

Thanks for clearing that up for me red dog 1 Mar 2018 #89

Yep. Putin hates and resents the States and has no love for his Orange chew toy. argyl Mar 2018 #66

Trump will try to use events like his military parade to lure liberals to demonstate Sophia4 Mar 2018 #48

Voter registration and registration verification WhiteTara Mar 2018 #55

We also need to ensure the major networks don't air this nightmare onetexan Mar 2018 #69

Correction, he was appointed to Chancellor by Hindenburg nt steve2470 Mar 2018 #77

I stand corrected. It was the Nazi Party that was elected to the Reichstag. no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 #78

Any suggestions? erpowers Mar 2018 #6

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William Shirer, for a start. olegramps Mar 2018 #24

Yes, an excellent suggestion! burrowowl Mar 2018 #91

Here's something I like to recommend RandomAccess Mar 2018 #38

And watch Hitler's Circle of Evil which is a series available on Netflix and maybe YouTube. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #49

I am watching a great series about life and politics during the Weimar smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #87

Have you seen the documentary Hitler's Circle of Evil? Sophia4 Mar 2018 #47

Scary as hell. And unfortunately true. calimary Mar 2018 #58

*HITLER'S CIRCLE OF EVIL (2018) UK Docudrama: Neflix, or YouTube 10 Episodes appalachiablue Mar 2018 #68

Kicking for later. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #86

Understand the deception/propaganda Juliusseizure Mar 2018 #70

Thanks. You are right. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #83

Is there a point at which you'd give up and evacuate the US? ecstatic Mar 2018 #67

Anne Frank Centre warns of 'alarming parallels' between Trump's America and Hitler's Germany no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 #76

Nixon tried to pull the same BS in the early '70s FakeNoose Mar 2018 #3

He might have pulled it off if he'd had today's republican congress & 35 years of hate radio. CrispyQ Mar 2018 #15

Exactly. Propaganda and billionaire control of GOP are the difference sharedvalues Mar 2018 #35

The threat is very, very real! BlueJac Mar 2018 #4

Yep, for the most part mountain grammy Mar 2018 #5

Re: Nixon and Trump strangedaysindeed Mar 2018 #7

only this time it will be publicly praising. 30% will approve. -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #8

true this heaven05 Mar 2018 #9

Trump and GOP Merrily Chipping Away Our Rights Old Enough 2 Mar 2018 #10

When I see some of the posts here that criticize one or the other group of liberals Sophia4 Mar 2018 #50

We are definitely frogs in a pot... debsy Mar 2018 #11

Depressing, but unfortunately true. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #13

OK, I appreciate the need to be vigilant. This purple prose is a bit over the top, though. Nitram Mar 2018 #12

I do not think it is over the top one bit. pangaia Mar 2018 #18

hopefully, we've got more on the ball bigtree Mar 2018 #14

this keeps me from going full hermit Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #33

Obliviousness Has Its Price colsohlibgal Mar 2018 #16

Yeah, a critical mass of old media Politicub Mar 2018 #23

This: CrispyQ Mar 2018 #37

Yes, We are in the battle for the US, absolutely. Whoever can't see that appalachiablue Mar 2018 #72

Again, I blame Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity for stirring people up yuiyoshida Mar 2018 #17

I think you see exactly what has happened, is happening, and pangaia Mar 2018 #19

Nope 2left4u Mar 2018 #20

Not sure I can say clearly my perception/feeling but... pangaia Mar 2018 #25

The veterans of the 60's protests are our example 2left4u Mar 2018 #34

fuck the blizzard, its gonna be a blue avalanche yuiyoshida Mar 2018 #44

+1, the fairness doctrine should at least mitigated against this crap and it works both ways uponit7771 Mar 2018 #28

Mr. Two Sides cannot win Politicub Mar 2018 #22

**** THIS !!!! **** 50% Red Don voters believed Clinton ran a child sex ring in the basement uponit7771 Mar 2018 #26

Not sure if its worse, but even if they didn't believe it, they are poboy2 Mar 2018 #27

And they believed it despite the fact that the pizza parlor RandomAccess Mar 2018 #39

Hear hear! defacto7 Mar 2018 #29

Not Yet The River Mar 2018 #30

I'm just wondering when our Kristallnacht will happen? Tatiana Mar 2018 #31

His brownshirts (or red hats) will attack the press Loge23 Mar 2018 #36

In any civil war there are always yuiyoshida Mar 2018 #45

There is no question that this is their goal. world wide wally Mar 2018 #32

Frankly, it's not enough to recruit more voters RandomAccess Mar 2018 #40

we have to be able to oversee every part of the election process,make it transparent questionseverything Mar 2018 #51

You're entirely right. Well said. RandomAccess Mar 2018 #56

Yep ck4829 Mar 2018 #75

K&R red dog 1 Mar 2018 #43

K&R UCmeNdc Mar 2018 #46

Or, More Grammarly, We Are They! DoctorJoJo Mar 2018 #53

I am so calling Bullshit. GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #60

You have proven my theory correct. kentuck Mar 2018 #61

When you propose a theorem GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #63

Thanks for your opinion. kentuck Mar 2018 #65

Learn some history Juliusseizure Mar 2018 #73

Learn History? GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #82

The US is an oligarchy, not a democracy Juliusseizure Mar 2018 #90

Yup. History tends to become "pop culture-ized." The Nazis didn't put people in camps right away, Oneironaut Mar 2018 #62

I think there are similarities in history.. kentuck Mar 2018 #64

I feel our diversity Jspur Mar 2018 #71

K&R ck4829 Mar 2018 #74

These people don't understand duforsure Mar 2018 #79

Speaking of which, on this day in 1938, Anschluss. Hitler annexed Austria. muntrv Mar 2018 #81