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In reply to the discussion: A horrible thought has now lodged in my brain. Please tell me where I'm wrong. [View all]lunatica
(53,410 posts)22. The path to dictatorship, including Fascism
follows a very meticulous, well planned path which, if you are a history buff, you can see in the process of happening.
One of those steps, which is very important in getting the people to support them is to demonize and blame one or more groups of people for whatever the people are unhappy with. Hitler did this with the Jews, claiming all the bad stuff was caused by them. By the time he went after them to deport them to the concentration camps his supporters were cheering him for it.
Trump is doing it with a few groups. The Muslims, Black citizens and Mexicans and Latin Americans. He has the Deplorables foaming at the mouth and openly supporting him already.
So yes, your thought is right.
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A horrible thought has now lodged in my brain. Please tell me where I'm wrong. [View all]
Botany
Jun 2018
OP
And all the time using this awful act of taking kids from their parents as cover ....
Botany
Jun 2018
#2
Of course... Only those who don't know history would think otherwise. He's a fascist
hlthe2b
Jun 2018
#4
The only acceptable immigrants (other than his soft-porn star wife) are Norwegians or
PearliePoo2
Jun 2018
#8
The history of Hitler, Stalin and Mao used to leave out the illegal immigration parts.
braddy
Jun 2018
#9
The difference is that Germany was truly suffering. What I don't understand is how this works in
Midnight Writer
Jun 2018
#11
That's because there ARE large pockets of "white poor" that the media won't show you
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2018
#17
Racist, fascist, hostage taker, child abuser, rapist, traitor, thief, terrorist
dalton99a
Jun 2018
#14