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In reply to the discussion: Americans no longer have to guess how the Germans "allowed" H and Nazis [View all]VOX
(22,976 posts)The parallels between "Cult 45" and the Third Reich's rise to power share numerous similarities:
-Scapegoating and targeting of minorities and political opponents
-Fears of losing racial superiority, leading to "racial impurity"
-Party muscle hailing from the less-educated interior regions
-Promises to make the country "great again"
-Disregard for law and established protocols
-Staged rallies held in favorable, "safe" locations, with leader's arrival deliberately staged by "arrival of aircraft from the clouds"
-Stated desire for information on citizens' political stance and voting habits
-Laying all responsibility and blame elsewhere
-Constant departure/arrival of high-ranking senior staff;
-Use of state-message media exclusively
-Large numbers of high-ranking military in close proximity to leader
-Voter intimidation, one-party rule
-Leader merges private industry into lucrative government contracts, most involving military and defense projects.
-Leader tells numerous lies to media, difficult to ascertain reality of anything
Many more, but that'll do for now.