Author Sharon E. Cathcart ✅Apr 17, 2023

Quote from article: Once the Nazis took power they banned books, outlawed drag shows and homosexuality, changed school curricula to remove mention of their atrocities in WWI, and rewrote election laws so they’d never again lose an election.

My thoughts: A whole bunch of people, myself included, started pointing out parallels between the Trump-era GOP and the Nazis well before he was elected. We were accused of employing hyperbole, and told to "give him a chance."

Well, just call me Cassandra ... because here we are.

Just. Like. I. Said. We. Would. Be.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/whats-behind-the-gops-war-against?r=1ekuyr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

What’s Behind the GOP’s War Against Democracy?

And are rightwing billionaires who want more, more, more money willing to make common cause with bigots, fascists, and wannabee killers to get it?

The Hartmann Report
Show threadKBSez ✅Apr 17, 2023

@sharonecathcart

Thanks for this.

I feel like a broken record sometimes and have questioned myself when I am constantly saying "Florida is 1930's Germany. Make no mistake, Desantis is using the same playbook" but it's true.

The rest of the loons around the country and slavering watching what he does and how no one seems to be trying to stop him ready to do the exact same thing in their states.

Show threadAuthor Sharon E. Cathcart ✅

@kbsez

A lot of people disregard atrocities that don't affect them. They think of them as minor inconveniences at best.

The problem is that once you're acclimated to accepting minor inconveniences, it becomes easier to accept incrementally bigger ones.

And then, when the atrocity suddenly affects you (the general you), you wonder how it happened and how we got here.

Apr 17, 2023 at 3:24pmWeb
Show threadKBSez ✅Apr 17, 2023

@sharonecathcart

That's the whole plot --- start with the one group so when you go to the next it's not as big a deal and down the slippery slope you go.

All these Hispanic supporters of desantis are starting to realize this

Show threadJavier CarrascoApr 17, 2023
@sharonecathcart I have a friend who has talked to me about empathy in the moment. They don't empathize unless they witnessed it firsthand, and even then there's a 50 percent chance they won't care. As long as it's not them.
Show threadAuthor Sharon E. Cathcart ✅Apr 17, 2023

@SuperJerrBear81

Until it affects them *personally* they won't care. As long as it's someone else, it doesn't matter. 😞

Show threadJavier CarrascoApr 17, 2023
@sharonecathcart It's true, sadly.