Philip Bump
Trump has a habit of seizing upon narratives he likes β€” including from autocrats and fascists β€” while ignoring the repercussions.
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Trump reminds us: History also repeats when people take the wrong lessons

Donald Trump’s use of language echoing Adolf Hitler in particular is a reminder of his superficial understanding of autocrats and dictators.

The Washington Post
Nov 13, 2023 at 5:05pmWeb
Show threadMattNov 13, 2023
@pbump I suspect that Trump has only a shallow understanding of history and the people he parrots and praises. But someone close to him does understand and is feeding him ideas. Or writing directly for him.
Show threadTHIS ACCOUNT HAS MOVEDNov 13, 2023
@pbump we are not scared of trump and his idiot goons. We are going to kick their asses.
Show threadAlexander KarnNov 13, 2023

@pbump

There are only two questions worth asking Trump right now. Anyone who can put a microphone in front of him ought to ask.

1. Historians of fascism say your recent remarks resemble the rhetoric used by men like Hitler and Mussolini. Are you a fascist?

2. What would you say differentiates you from men like Mussolini and Hitler, if anything?

Show threadZhi Zhu πŸ•ΈοΈNov 13, 2023

"As soon as #Trump offered these comments ["we will root out the Communists, Marxists, Fascists, and Radical Left Thugs that live like vermin..."], historians (both professional and amateur) noted that they echoed the rhetoric of fascist leaders like Adolf #Hitler and Benito #Mussolini.

This raises a new question: Is Trump doing so knowingly β€” or is he simply following the same path those dictators walked?"
~@pbump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/13/trump-vermin-hitler-authoritarians/

#History #Politics #GOP #Fascism #USA #News

Trump reminds us: History also repeats when people take the wrong lessons

Donald Trump’s use of language echoing Adolf Hitler in particular is a reminder of his superficial understanding of autocrats and dictators.

The Washington Post
Show threadZhi Zhu πŸ•ΈοΈNov 13, 2023

"Trump’s familiarity with #Hitler didn’t extend so far as to understanding that there was internal dissension... By all appearances, Trump just sees the fist.

... #Trump offers praise to a range of autocrats and dictators: Russian President Vladimir #Putin, Chinese leader #XiJinping.... These are leaders who... share an approach to the wielding of power and a popular response that Trump finds appealing."
~@pbump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/13/trump-vermin-hitler-authoritarians/

#Fascism #Authoritarianism #Politics #USPol #USA #News

Trump reminds us: History also repeats when people take the wrong lessons

Donald Trump’s use of language echoing Adolf Hitler in particular is a reminder of his superficial understanding of autocrats and dictators.

The Washington Post
Show threadZhi Zhu πŸ•ΈοΈNov 13, 2023

"a conversation between Trump & another Republican politician...

#Trump said β€˜she [Angela Merkel] told me that there was only one other political leader who ever got crowds as big as mine.’ The Trump-allied congressman knew who Merkel was comparing Trump to, but couldn’t tell if Trump, who took Merkel’s words as a compliment, himself understood.”

β€œWhich would be more unsettling,” Karl continues, β€œthat he didn’t or that he did?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/13/trump-vermin-hitler-authoritarians/

#Hitler #Politics #USPol #USA #News

Trump reminds us: History also repeats when people take the wrong lessons

Donald Trump’s use of language echoing Adolf Hitler in particular is a reminder of his superficial understanding of autocrats and dictators.

The Washington Post
Show threadZhi Zhu πŸ•ΈοΈNov 13, 2023

"Is it more alarming if #Trump knows very well that #Hitler used rhetoric comparing his opponents to rats that needed to be eradicated or if he simply got to the same place by himself? Is it better if Trump doesn’t know how Hitler’s story ends β€” taking his own life as his grotesque empire collapsed having earned a reviled position in world history β€” or if he does?

Which possibility offers a less disconcerting set of possibilities for the post-2024 future?"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/13/trump-vermin-hitler-authoritarians/

#USPol #News

Trump reminds us: History also repeats when people take the wrong lessons

Donald Trump’s use of language echoing Adolf Hitler in particular is a reminder of his superficial understanding of autocrats and dictators.

The Washington Post