Steven BeschlossDec 8, 2022

When I hear about the coup attempt in Germany & the desire of these violent extremists to insert Prince Heinrich XIII of Reuss as the leader after a planned execution of the German chancellor, it sounds ludicrous, laughable. But that's the thing: These people are deadly serious.

Because the plots of these anti-democratic extremists often seem so ludicrous, they can succeed because the public--& too many leaders--don't take them seriously enough. This tendency is how Trump got as far as he did.

Show threadMona Sigal MDDec 8, 2022
@StevenBeschloss let’s be VERY clear: the German coup attempt was financed by Putin, without a speck of a doubt, possibly also with Chinese money funneled through Russia. And I have no doubt, that further investigations with reveal tight connections with American militia groups. There is just too much similarity.
Show threadCrimpy McChosspyle
@mona @StevenBeschloss May be true, but don't think for a second that if that funding isn't there or disappears that these groups will fade away. People with this toxic mindset are widely dispersed and in positions of power across Germany and other Western democracies. I wish that wasn't true, but it is.
Dec 8, 2022 at 1:34amWeb
Show threadMona Sigal MDDec 8, 2022
@Awkwardo @StevenBeschloss agree completely