Hello people of the US, Germany here.

We have a bit of experience with a convicted felon and radical right-wing extremist becoming leader of our country.

Our advice: Don't do it.

@jensclasen
we are right now fucking doing it! :(
@jensclasen So off to Landsberg am Lech with him, by the time he's finished writing a book he'll be 105.

@jensclasen

We're doing our best to stop it.

Those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it.
Those who stop others from learning history are determined to repeat it.

@jensclasen

Problem, most America's have no idea of history, not theirs, nor any history, don't know who Hires was.

@Luuk_Aalders @jensclasen I think some don’t know their history.
@jensclasen Trust the Germans on this one, they tried it and it did not end well. Learn from mistakes from the past.
@jensclasen Aw, c’mon, what’s the worst that could happen?

@jensclasen and failed coup attempter! RE: the Beer Hall Pusch, after which Adolf did some time in Landsberg prison, though obviously not long enough. and he got to write Mein Kampf while in there, to help pass the time

we def dont want a similar timeline to play out here in US

@jensclasen +9001%

Also don't let him out of jail before having served the full sentence!

@jensclasen the people who are on his side will not be listening to anyone from Europe
@ATLeagle @jensclasen They'll let him grab them by the putsch.

@ATLeagle @jensclasen

Oh that‘s not entirely true.
Elon Musk, seems to listen very careful to Martin Sellner, an austrian extreme right wing activist.

Of course they are listening to exactly the wrong people, but they are listening none the less...

@jensclasen working on….democracy isn’t the snap of a finger by one person….it takes millions. Right now we have numerous obstacles to overcome. Yesterday was a much needed good day. Let’s just enjoy it.

@jensclasen Unfortunately our scholarship and our wealth are at odds. The recent university campus protests pitted faculty against administrations. Professors are quitting because the pay is so awful, the hours so long, and the students so difficult (if they're not stoned to numb themselves, faculty or students.)

Hubris is winning. It's not even about a specific candidate.

The right-wing's response would be: Oh, yeah? just watch us.

it's terrifying.

@jensclasen

So well said, Jens. Thank you for sharing and caring.

@jensclasen
Wenn Donald „den Adolf“ macht hat er eine weitaus bessere Startposition.
Er hat schon einen Probelauf hinter sich und hat gelernt.
Diesmal wird er den Sack zumachen.
Da bleibt nicht viel übrig vom „the land of the free..“
Die Amis haben uns vor 75 Jahren ein Geschenk gemacht und laufen jetzt verblendet durch einen markigen „Führer“ in die Adolf- Falle.
Die Geschichte ist nachlesbar.

Und hier rennen auch schon ein paar Adölfchens herum.
Wie doof kann man sein?
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@jensclasen oh no, hope he doesn't write a book while in prison about his struggles 😬
@jensclasen Hello 'people of Germany': May I remind you that 'you' were not able to get rid of 'your' own dictatorship because 'your' country was populated by a reactionary and spineless population robbing and murdering millions? 'Your' constitution failed, your institutions barely put up a fight. And thorough denazification was never carried out because of great power politics. Maybe you should stop exporting your white washing of history to countries that liberared you? A socialist in Germany.
@jensclasen any advice on how to prevent it?
@jensclasen Americans be like: "Don't tell us what not to do!"
@jensclasen and those, who think they are the grownup and can control MAGA and the Donald, read about von Papen. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_von_Papen
Franz von Papen - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia