One of the things that doomed Weimar Germany

[thucythucy]

47. I'm not clear on how the existence of the Internet

somehow lessons the danger of political violence sanctioned by compliant courts. From what I've seen it's actually exacerbated the danger, enabling the Q-anon and other nonsense far more reach than they would have otherwise.

But perhaps I've misunderstood your post?

I too hope that this travesty of a verdict will solidify opposition to the continued mainstreaming of the "alt-right" but I'm unsure how pointing out possible parallels in history will prevent this. It seems to me highlighting the danger is an important part of organizing against it.

And I think what gets portrayed by the media has less to do with who "jumps out in front of the cameras" than what those who own and run the various outlets decide to show us. All those Trump supporters interviewed ad nauseum by CNN and such, all the right wingers who appear on the Sunday talk shows aren't there because they "jump out" but rather because that's who the various schedulers decide will get on.

There are lots of cogent and articulate people on our side who never get the chance to reach a broad mainstream audience for just this reason.