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moniss

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11. Excellent points and

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 09:43 PM

20 hrs ago

"de-Nazification" was a hard lesson for many Germans and it lives on even today in the descendants in Germany. Although some are trying to bring back an influence of the hard right fascism the aftermath of it is so deep in the memory of older Germans that they have come out in demonstrations against the AfD where they had not been demonstrators about much before. Here is a link to some letters to The Guardian about the rise of fascism among some in Germany and excellent points about some of the factors used to "sway' people and some factors that seduce people. Also a link to an excellent article written by young journalists about this rise in Germany.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/29/key-factors-in-the-unstoppable-rise-of-fascists-in-germany

https://youth.europa.eu/news/fascism-rise-germany-whats-driving-young-and-old-streets-today_en

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I don't have any confidence we'll be tough enough. -nt CrispyQ 22 hrs ago #1

That's because we're not coming off ten years of killing each other by the millions. Iggo 21 hrs ago #4

they have each earned a lamp post of their own rampartd 17 hrs ago #16

Ah yes, HW and his lamposts. He was speaking prophecy about his own. Clouds Passing 3 hrs ago #23

Well stated. ShazzieB 2 hrs ago #24

Am reluctant to break friendships with this sentiment. cachukis 22 hrs ago #2

Unless they can publicly admit they were wrong, FoxNewsSucks 21 hrs ago #3

I'd have a really hard time accepting even that. They've gone too far. paleotn 21 hrs ago #7

THAT is the one redeeming quality. calimary 21 hrs ago #9

If what happened to the to the surviving Confederates after Civil War is anything to go by, the nelm 21 hrs ago #5

Some things are unforgivable. paleotn 21 hrs ago #6

Told a Gropenfuhrer MAGAt a couple weeks ago...... KS Toronado 21 hrs ago #8

Exactly. they are just Nazis. Martin68 21 hrs ago #10

Excellent points and moniss 20 hrs ago #11

Thank you for the links Wild blueberry 5 hrs ago #19

With trump starting to screw them popsdenver 20 hrs ago #12

Or, czarjak 20 hrs ago #13

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"Shame there are no empty continents..." Iggo 15 hrs ago #17

Treat them like adults who are responsible for their actions. hay rick 17 hrs ago #15

No references, memorials, naming, plaques statues, etc AllyCat 7 hrs ago #18

I think that a good open trial of the leaders 1WorldHope 5 hrs ago #20

That's one of my favorite quotes TxGuitar 4 hrs ago #21

Absolutely! BurnDoubt 3 hrs ago #22

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