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AnnaLee

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19. Absolutely.

Thu Oct 8, 2020, 11:52 PM

Oct 2020

Adolf Hitler Hoped His "People's Militia" Would Save Him From A Coup
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/adolf-hitler-hoped-his-peoples-militia-would-save-him-coup-106311

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vladimir-Lenin/Leadership-in-the-Russian-Revolution
'... Not until after a heated 10-hour debate did he finally win a majority in favour of preparing an armed takeover. Now steps to enlist the support of soldiers and sailors and to train the Red Guards, the Bolshevik-led workers’ militia, for an armed takeover proceeded openly under the guise of self-defense of the Petrograd Soviet...."

Well I could go on with this. Some examples spot on and others scraping the edge. But the use of people's or worker's militias is not new. The disturbing thing is how often they are useful to bad actors interested in power. Persuasion is an effective tool.

I offer this but admit I am one of the worse history students. Hoping people who know about such power grab movements might add to my education.

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Do you think tRump knows what he is doing inciting terrorism AND [View all] BigmanPigman Oct 2020 OP

Oh absolutely. His "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" tweet was just the beginning. Initech Oct 2020 #1

Oh god, you're right. BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #6

Nope. To quote Alan Rickman from Dogma: Initech Oct 2020 #9

I think he's a manipulator of people...a button pusher....an evil turd spanone Oct 2020 #2

He will tweet out that his gun nuts need to kill all democrats SoonerPride Oct 2020 #3

Gotta maintain his base. Hoyt Oct 2020 #4

He knows. Anything news coverage is better than none. uppityperson Oct 2020 #5

I think he knows. But I also think he is doing it to excite and keep his base. Claustrum Oct 2020 #7

I don't think he cares. bullimiami Oct 2020 #8

I think he knows exactly what he is doing and BittyJenkins Oct 2020 #10

That's what I thought too. BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #11

Absolutely. AnnaLee Oct 2020 #19

I think he kind of knows but doesn't care because he keeps getting away with it captain queeg Oct 2020 #12

If he's crazy he should be removed from office... RainCaster Oct 2020 #13

He is crazy and he knows what he is doing. Flaleftist Oct 2020 #14

he has fully rendered Hitlerian dreams of absolute white power Celerity Oct 2020 #15

He knows exactly what he is doing and exactly what it will do. GemDigger Oct 2020 #16

He mixed up the code words grantcart Oct 2020 #17

He knows, he doesn't care, and will say it's God's will. Baked Potato Oct 2020 #18

Of course he knows what he is doing. cayugafalls Oct 2020 #20