Leider muss ich sagen, dass wir es damals nicht nur ignoriert haben. Im Gegenteil: Wir haben den starken Mann herbeigesehnt und seine Allmachtsphantasien bejubelt.
I'm open for suggestions for a plan....and if it involves sending money to the Dems who sat on their hands while they had control, I won't be sending any
They are flooding the zone to see which battles we will walk away from, while some of us wait to "pick our battles". Waiting for the prefect battle has exactly the same effect as ignoring it.
I think it would be a great idea if influencers and celebrities shared information about protests or other activities Americans can get involved with to actually create change. Then people can get involved and not just ignore the situation.
Having a large following is a powerful privilege and tool.
Muzzle the press ✅️
Muzzle the judiciary ✅️
Muzzle the politicians ✅️
Muzzle the unions TBA
Muzzle the police TBA
Muzzle the military TBA
Open 'holding camps' ✅️
Forcibly remove people ✅️
'Other' minorities ✅️
Order wearing of coloured triangles ❓️
Re-introduce segregation ❓️
Final solution 2.0 ❓️
That was true at the time. Thankfully we have the advantage of their history to teach us that ignoring fascism is Very Bad. And while we're not doing as well as I'd like (and as well as we need to be), we're doing better than I'd feared.
I just read that Google does have different names for areas depending on what country you're in, but this is friggin bananas! Just cuz trump says something, Google bends at the knee?!
Google's AI Gemini refuses to answer any questions related to elections and political figures.
On the left Gemini AI's answer to the question whether Musks DOGE actions could be called a coup, on the right ChatGPT's answer.
I know, absolutely ridiculous. he could tell them to jump off a bridge and they would.
also, if he wants to do that petty shit in America, whatever, but leave the rest of the world out of it. he's absolutely delusional. he thinks he's king of the world or something 🤦🏻♀️
But if you want a fictionalized version of events of the past and the present, here’s a 1935 dystopian political novel by the American author Sinclair Lewis. 📖 ☕️
Stimmt leider nicht. Wir sind dem Wahnsinnigen damals tatsächlich freiwillig gefolgt, weil wir so begeistert von ihm waren 🤷♀️ Die meisten waren froh um einen „starken Mann“.
Deutschland war damals dann auch richtig im Scheiße. Komisch, weil die Amis hatten es bis Trump kam niemals so gut.
Also, die Wahl für Hitler kann ich besser verstehen als was jetzt in der Vereinte-Staaten passiert.
In den USA herrscht eine Krankheit, die Parallelen zum Aufstieg Hitlers in Deutschland aufweist. Hitler festigte seine Macht in 18 Monaten. Trump versucht, dies in 18 Wochen zu schaffen.
Stimmt nicht ganz. Trump's been at it since at least his first term but he's just bought by filthy rich conservatives who use him as their posterboy to push the ultra nationalist agenda they've been working on for at least a decade.
Ist es wirklich eine ultra nationale Agenda die die filthy rich conservatives verfolgen? Ich sehe es eher als den Versuch grenzenlose Macht zu erringen und maximaler Freiheit ohne Einmischung staatlicher Institutionen zu erhalten. Dabei wird das Volk unterdrückt und klein gehalten mit MAGA-Sprüchen
What a nonsense! First they were armed, because there was a war not long before. Second: Because they were armed they tried to take over in 1923 ("Hitlerputsch")
Unfortunately it turns out only fascists were keen followers of the second amendment and therefore all those "well regulated" militants are merrily the foundation of the tyrant's very own SA.
Feels a bit sad, dear George, as a German to be taken as a negative example.
It may have a point when you look into the past, but currently we are really fighting here to let it not happen again. Just saying.
We seem to be split 50:50 as the US is, we're fighting the bad half.
Live long and prosper.
As an expat German I truly hope the upcoming German elections will turn out better than they did in the US. I tried to warn folks of the dangers of fascism here and not only did this warnings fall on deaf ears, but many voters fully embraced the ideology with their vote for Trump
Yes, we're facing similar problems here. Either some people are not willing to listen, are not interested or just fall into the trap of believieng lies.
It's as hard to grasp as it is to believe that it happens.
Thank you for your kind words, I still hope we have a smart majority in the end.
....and the American populace passionately disgusted, walked to their nearest busy Interstate hi-way, laid down on the cold asphalt, and waited for change.
Unlike the Germans, our Economy, contrary to popular belief, was VERY STRONG! MAGATs were just brainwashed and given the poisoned orange koolaid to believe NONSENSE.
TRUMP, MUSK, HERITAGE FOUNDATION-CHEATED!!!
I agree, but one has to keep in mind that an inability to act does not equate to willful ignorance. An effective rebellion takes resources, money, and influence, and right now, the average citizen has very little of all three, and those who do aren't fighting for our side.
I highly recommend a documentary series called "The Hitler Chronicles." The Germans didn't ignore it. Most Germans were for it. Germany was devastated by the post WWI reparations, social unrest, and then the depression. They were ready to support anyone promising to solve their issues.
And over 50% of Germans even do it again. Russian Trolls, Musk, and infinite stupidity and egoism make it possible.
A few Ausschwitz-survivors are left to tell their story, but people alreay believe the new nazis (AfD) and conservatives are willing to work with Nazis. It's brutal!
As a German: I agree. And by the way. We won’t be able to come to rescue you from the Nazis as you did 80 years ago. Sorry, we are just too small and have to take care of this Russian Imperialist here trying to take over first.
I've heard stories from people who escaped Germany. It pains me not to, but I'm too sick to resist. I'm so thankful for all the voices that have been active against this lately.
We germans learned at school what our fathers and grandfathers did (or did not to prevent things from happening). It is alarming how much from my history class I recognize in modern day america
Yeah....there is a poem from germany: "When they come for jews i staid silent, since i wasnt a jew; when they came for communist i staid silent since i wasnt a communist; when they came for social democrat i staid silent too and when they came for me no one was there to spoke for me"
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Wouldn't it be nice if the approximately 75 million US Catholics followed his lead?
Having a large following is a powerful privilege and tool.
Muzzle the judiciary ✅️
Muzzle the politicians ✅️
Muzzle the unions TBA
Muzzle the police TBA
Muzzle the military TBA
Open 'holding camps' ✅️
Forcibly remove people ✅️
'Other' minorities ✅️
Order wearing of coloured triangles ❓️
Re-introduce segregation ❓️
Final solution 2.0 ❓️
There is nothing that can be done in Congress, we need states to stand up.
My grandparents witnessed/took part in 2 World Wars. They taught (most of) us Germans never to look away again.
Live long and prosper 🖖🏼
And in democracy 💪 🤝
On the left Gemini AI's answer to the question whether Musks DOGE actions could be called a coup, on the right ChatGPT's answer.
also, if he wants to do that petty shit in America, whatever, but leave the rest of the world out of it. he's absolutely delusional. he thinks he's king of the world or something 🤦🏻♀️
It's NOT just a "National issue".
embrace the second amendment
Also, die Wahl für Hitler kann ich besser verstehen als was jetzt in der Vereinte-Staaten passiert.
It may have a point when you look into the past, but currently we are really fighting here to let it not happen again. Just saying.
We seem to be split 50:50 as the US is, we're fighting the bad half.
Live long and prosper.
It's as hard to grasp as it is to believe that it happens.
Thank you for your kind words, I still hope we have a smart majority in the end.
TRUMP, MUSK, HERITAGE FOUNDATION-CHEATED!!!
No Internet, no alternative sources, no Wikipedia, no TV, no information highway, no social media.
But still...
Still democracy is under threat in Germany as well.
See the current (still ongoing) protests.
I hope the USA can return to being (at least a perceived) beacon of true liberty and rule of law.
https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/02/03/tens-of-thousands-protest-across-germany-against-far-right-cdu-and-afd-collaboration/
Votes from your pocket book are better counted than from your polling station.
A few Ausschwitz-survivors are left to tell their story, but people alreay believe the new nazis (AfD) and conservatives are willing to work with Nazis. It's brutal!
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