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appalachiablue

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6. Far right, anti democratic governments are ruling in Hungary, Turkey,

Reply to lunatica (Original post)

Sat Jun 22, 2019, 06:01 PM

Jun 2019

Brazil and alt right elements are graining in other places where ultra conservative authoritarianism is taking hold. It's becoming a serious danger and battle.

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Netflix has a lot of new documentaries on Hitler [View all] lunatica Jun 2019 OP

I recently watched it and jaysunb Jun 2019 #1

The parallels in the rise to Fascism are too similar for comfort lunatica Jun 2019 #7

I think we are much further down that road than many are willing to admit Va Lefty Jun 2019 #2

I'm hoping to persuade people to watch real history lunatica Jun 2019 #4

I recently saw a good one. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #3

Yes, I saw it too lunatica Jun 2019 #5

Far right, anti democratic governments are ruling in Hungary, Turkey, appalachiablue Jun 2019 #6

UK is in danger of succumbing to the far right also. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #8

UK, France, Italy & more, with input of US actors like Bannon, etc. appalachiablue Jun 2019 #14

That is really scary. lunatica Jun 2019 #9

Very scary, we're supposed to be the beacon... appalachiablue Jun 2019 #15

Here in Germany, there are constant documentaries on Hitler and the Nazis DFW Jun 2019 #10

Operation Barbarossa was a horrible part of WWII. lunatica Jun 2019 #12

There are documentaries on the countries invaded by Germany lunatica Jun 2019 #11

Hungary, ostensibly an ally, resisted until 1944 DFW Jun 2019 #13

We don't get cable at all; rabbit ears only. akraven Jun 2019 #16

There are also a lot of books by survivors of the holocaust that are so hard to read. Tech Jun 2019 #17

Kick lunatica Jun 2019 #18

I just watched an excellent documentary on ANNE FRANK on PBS appalachiablue Jun 2019 #19