At least in Margaret Atwood’s novel the radical religious terrorists used guns to overthrow our government.
In the real version we’re literally electing them to office. I feel that not enough folks read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
They’re taking over state and local legislatures, councils and boards.
Christian Nationalists and Dominionists are absolutely a threat to our democracy.
They’ve had this plan for decades and now they’re enacting it. This is a clear and present danger.
@bleakfuture If you want something even more comprehensive than The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, the first volume of the Third Reich Trilogy by Sir Richard Evans is probably the best I’ve read on how the Nazi’s came to power and really looking at the underlying causes that allowed Nazism to take hold in Germany. The title sums it up perfectly:
The Coming of the Third Reich: How the Nazis Destroyed Democracy and Seized Power in Germany
Good recommendation. Alan Bullock's biography of Hitler is also still considered a leading work. Shirer's "Rise and Fall" is popular, but is pretty much discredited by historians. Shirer himself was a journalist, not a historian. He jumps to unsupported conclusions and has been criticized by many for regarding homosexuality as a "perversion."
In our present situation, it is certainly important to read _something_ about how the Nazis and Hitler came to power. What shocked me about it most was that it was 100% legal. No coup, no putsch, no revolution. By the book.
Now, it would be fair to say early 20th century Germany wasn't nearly the pro-democracy society ours is today. Authoritarianism wasn't as abhorrent, maybe. But still, we all need to know how easily dictators can rise, particularly legally.
@stevensrmiller @OldHound I’m still shocked at the Trump presidency tbh.
The outrages came so rapidly on top of each other that within maybe 4 months my outrage processing faculties had more or less shut down and I just felt an overall malaise and anxiety.
I think that’s maybe another effective way to do it - the populace just gets fatigued at politics in general and focuses on The Bachelor and making sure their kids get showered and fed. Except the loonies. They’re still at work.
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