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30. Trump and his following seem to have a fascination with Hitler's methodologies in particular...

Sat Jul 9, 2022, 07:42 PM

Jul 2022

marching through streets carrying torches and chanting "Jews will not replace us,"
showing up at a LGBTQ+ Pride event in riot gear,
calling the free press "the enemy of the American people"

and most obviously the Jan. 6th riot with echoes of the Reichstag Fire:
trying to blame the riot on Antifa and BLM (considered by the far right to be leftist communists),
arresting or executing the elected officials obstructing Trump,
then planning to enact martial law and redoing the election the "right" way.

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In hindsight, "Stand Back and Stand By" does not sound quite the same as the first time... [View all] kentuck Jul 2022 OP

"Wait for my orders. I'll give them to you." Novara Jul 2022 #1

I'm sure the proud boys knew what it meant a soon as they heard it Walleye Jul 2022 #2

I remember lots of us at DU knew what it meant at the time mucifer Jul 2022 #3

Yes, we did. Arkansas Granny Jul 2022 #5

This NewHendoLib Jul 2022 #6

Yup, we sure did nt Sunsky Jul 2022 #7

Quaditto unweird Jul 2022 #8

Yep, sure been a lot of years. arthritisR_US Jul 2022 #14

Yep...the national media had no clue, so they will say and continue to say. Fascists also. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2022 #13

Actually, most were reporting and discussing this. Authoritarianism is a huge threat Hortensis Jul 2022 #18

+1 2naSalit Jul 2022 #23

TRump made many such fascist and anti-sense statements...before the assembled WH media... Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2022 #25

There no agreed on definition yet of fascism in modern political systems Hortensis Jul 2022 #26

Here's a dot that needs connection to something... AntiFascist Jul 2022 #27

:) Well, perhaps that's not a dot so much as some of the glitter thrown up Hortensis Jul 2022 #29

Trump and his following seem to have a fascination with Hitler's methodologies in particular... AntiFascist Jul 2022 #30

Oh, yes. But a lot of these behaviors are also typical Hortensis Jul 2022 #31

There may also be a callback to the ultimate populist authoritarian... AntiFascist Jul 2022 #32

:) Now, that's an especially interesting thought in the age of Hortensis Jul 2022 #33

I sort of made that up, don't sue me :) AntiFascist Jul 2022 #34

Oh, darn. I'm disappointed! :) Hortensis Jul 2022 #37

I just noticed, there's even a militia group called 'First Amendment Praetorian' involved in Jan 6! AntiFascist Jul 2022 #40

"Made up largely of Special Forces veterans and former intelligence officials" Hortensis Jul 2022 #41

"has worked with former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn"... AntiFascist Jul 2022 #44

+1000. Hortensis Jul 2022 #45

I certainly did. Caliman73 Jul 2022 #43

Prosecutors will probably use it during his trial. sop Jul 2022 #4

The Proud Boys knew what it meant Maeve Jul 2022 #9

"Proud cut" is the more commonly used term for a pseudo-male horse. TheRickles Jul 2022 #15

Yeah, something else to chuckle at! Maeve Jul 2022 #21

Always sounded that way to me. live love laugh Jul 2022 #10

Video IronLionZion Jul 2022 #11

Wallace asked him to tell them to stand down but Trump said "stand back and stand by". Solomon Jul 2022 #20

Dead On ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #28

Not just in hindsight! Dorian Gray Jul 2022 #12

Many here got it at the time. niyad Jul 2022 #16

+1 2naSalit Jul 2022 #24

I thought it sounded seditious at the time JT45242 Jul 2022 #17

It was a real goofball move to think it would hide in plain sight forever bucolic_frolic Jul 2022 #19

... and regroup. keithbvadu2 Jul 2022 #22

It sounded exactly like all those things to me, the first time I heard it. yardwork Jul 2022 #35

Yes, but... kentuck Jul 2022 #36

True. yardwork Jul 2022 #38

Definitely heard it as a real threat electric_blue68 Jul 2022 #39

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2022 #42