Trump administration considers mobilizing as many as 100,000 National Guard troops

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73. Ok, so moving 5 to the number 3 slot ...

Now tell me where you think we are?

Here are the 8 stages, and you decide where we are:
Stage 1: Classification – People are divided into “us and them”.
Stage 2: Symbolization – “When combined with hatred, symbols may be forced upon unwilling members of pariah groups…”
Stage 3: Polarization – “Hate groups broadcast polarizing propaganda…”
Stage 4: Dehumanization – “One group denies the humanity of the other group. Members of it are equated with animals, vermin, insects or diseases.”
Stage 5: Organization – “Genocide is always organized… Special army units or militias are often trained and armed…”
Stage 6: Preparation – “Victims are identified and separated out because of their ethnic or religious identity…”
Stage 7: Extermination – “It is “extermination” to the killers because they do not believe their victims to be fully human.”
Stage 8: Denial – “The perpetrators… deny that they committed any crimes…”

If the 100,000 National Guard story is true, I believe we are at 5.5