Trump's words at CPAC are exactly what Fascists say when laying the groundwork for violence
"Never again," were the final two words of Argentinian prosecutor Julio Strassera’s closing argument in the 1985 criminal trial of the former leaders of Argentina’s military junta that had waged a successful coup and brutally ruled the nation from 1976 to 1983. Strassera’s bravery of standing up to death threats leveled against himself, his family and fellow prosecutors are depicted in the award-winning 2022 film, “Argentina, 1985,” that was just nominated by the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. (It’s available on Amazon and I highly recommend it.)
In the end, the military leaders who waged what was known as “The Dirty War” that involved the suspension of civil liberties and both the torture and killing of thousands of political critics were convicted and sentenced to jail--including a life sentence for their leader Lieut. Gen. Jorge Rafaél Videla. More importantly, Argentina--a nation that had been plagued for decades by military coups overturning democratic elections--has ever since been a robust democracy. The Freedom House--an organization that monitors freedoms worldwide—notes that Argentina is currently “a vibrant representative democracy with competitive elections, lively media and civil society sectors, and unfettered public debate.”
But what if the generals who waged that coup were never prosecuted? Would Argentina be the “vibrant” democracy it is today? Unlikely, given the history of military coups in that South American nation that had occurred almost every ten years from the 1930’s through the 1970’s.
https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trumps-words-at-cpac-are-exactly
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