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Sobering Essay By Historian Timothy Ryback: How Hitler Destroyed Democracy in 53 Days


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This appeared in The Atlantic, but it’s behind a paywall. However news outlets have reported on it and I’ve heard it’s making the rounds on subreddits. I’m linking the MSN article. I think it’s pertinent given who is being sworn in today, Project 2025, and the people he’s chosen for positions in his administration. To anyone who thinks that could never happen here, think again. Democracies die when we go to sleep and take it for granted. I submit that’s where we are currently.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/historian-reveals-how-hitler-dismantled-democracy-in-less-than-two-months/ar-AA1xbNBe#

EDIT: Just noticed I misspelled the author’s name in the topic. It’s Ryback as opposed to Ruback. Apologies to the forum.

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Given the nazi salute Elon performed today, I think we all have some confirmation about how this is all going to go.

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8 hours ago, SABRES 0311 said:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/elon-musk-hand-gesture-speech.html

Helps to link things. Given what he was saying at the same time it appears to be an overzealous “my heart goes out to you” gesture. 

Poor taste though.

Yeah, I saw the full clip and the explanations.  Given the dog whistling over the last decade I don’t really trust the explanation.  

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13 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Donald Trump has now made it legal for ICE to raid schools and take children. Churches are no longer safe either. 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/21/nx-s1-5269899/trump-immigration-enforcement-schools-churches

 

Well, I don’t have any immigrant children, so I’m good. (sarcasm off)

The words of Martin Niemoller that I linked in the 14th Amendment thread are proving to be prophetic. This country’s leadership is bereft of humanity. 

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2 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

But not for Clinton or Obama. UNPHUCKINGBELIEVABLE. 

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Unintended consequences of forcing Harris down our throat. Good job democratic leaders for forcing her on us, and Good job democratic party party for not voting for her. We knew what Trump was, we got what we deserve. 

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