General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Americans no longer have to guess how the Germans "allowed" H and Nazis [View all]sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)On the positive side, we have a majority of Americans that voted for Hillary and voted for tolerance and acceptance of differences.
However, on the negative side, we also have a stronger propaganda machine than Hitler did.
Russia is still amplifying hate on social media, and using RT and Sputnik to reach out to the US.
Limbaugh reaches 20 million and right wing radio 50 million Americans per week. Many of those listen EVERY DAY. Hitler and Goebbels could only dream of that power. The Federalist, Daily Caller, Carlson, Fox and Friends, Fox News, WSJ editor and op-ed staff, Peggy Noonan, Ross Douthat, Bret Stephens, Bari Weiss, alt-right hate groups, Free Beacon, D'Souza, Reason, Breitbart, Washington Times, NY Post, Jeff Jacoby, Boston Herald, amongst others ---
They all push false right-wing talking points to help Trump. They also try to divide Democrats. That is bad.
That is why the president is still at 85%+ approval amongst the GOP. There is a huge right wing propaganda machine much larger than Hitler's.