AnarchoNinaAnalyzesFeb 10, 2024

"Where one burns books, one will soon burn people." - Heinrich Heine

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/missouri-republican-candidate-torches-lgbtq-inclusive-books-viral-vide-rcna137715

PS: if you're still wondering "how did Nazi Germany even happen" let me assure you, it went a lot like this.

#Fascism #USPolitics #Homophobia #BookBurnings #GOP

Missouri Republican candidate torches LGBTQ-inclusive books in viral video

Valentina Gomez, a Republican candidate for Missouri secretary of state, used a flamethrower to burn two LGBTQ-inclusive library books in a viral video.

NBC News
Show threadLee Thumwood Feb 10, 2024
@AnarchoNinaAnalyzes Jeez, I can't believe these unhinged people are allowed to become politicians!
Show threadAnarchoNinaAnalyzesFeb 10, 2024

@LT14GJC It doesn't take unhinged people; it just takes an authority figure telling them that fascism and eliminationism is not only okay, but a virtue. And then they'll march folks right into the ovens while laughing about it.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/elderly-nazis-laugh-as-they-recall-massacring-jews

Elderly Nazis Laugh as They Recall Massacring Jews

In “Final Account,” late filmmaker Luke Holland confronts the last living generation of Germans in Hitler’s Third Reich. What he discovers is both shocking and terrifying.

The Daily Beast
Show threadLee Thumwood Feb 10, 2024
@AnarchoNinaAnalyzes I can't understand how people can be so hateful. Seems like, as a world, we're going backwards!
Show threadflere-imsaho 🇺🇦
@LT14GJC social progress is not, and never was, a given.
@AnarchoNinaAnalyzes
Feb 11, 2024 at 10:37amWeb