Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
@Strandjunker I’m afraid that those that understand that reference already do…

@Strandjunker

it may very well be that we are just not capable, as a species, of doing anything productive about this sort of thing.

are there any cases, in human history, where a society has successfully curtailed the rise of a fascist autocracy?

@saltywizard the UK had fascists before WWII, but they didn't take over. The UK still has fascists, but they've kept them out of power so far. That's kind of winning, right?

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@stellarsarah @Strandjunker

haven't they, tho? have you, tho? is it, really?

ahem *cough, cough* brexit

@saltywizard socialist revolutions, but then most were mined by the US... and people were brainwashed for many years now to the point where they will defend such fascist governments while being victims of it themselves.
@saltywizard yes. every place that is not currently under a fascist autocracy has done that. does that answer your question, or do you have more pointless bioessentialist-coded moping to do?

@matildalove

pointless bioessentialist-coded moping is my love language.

@saltywizard Read Rachel’s book Ultra. We were able to do it before. Whether we can do it again remains to be seen. @Strandjunker
@Strandjunker Remember not to post about crimes you plan to or actually commit. 🧑‍🎓

@Strandjunker

Dear German citizens, what ever your grand parents did not do, you can do to stop your disgusting government supporting the genocide in Gaza and the war crime of US/Istael in Iran and Lebanon.

You Germans should take care of your disgusting Nazi Zionist chancellor before criticizing Americans.

The pig told the world that Israel is "doing our dirty work" and that International law does not apply to Iranians.

#Germany #Shameless s#Hypocrisy #WarCriminal #Racism #Fascism #DEpol #Politics #USpol

@faab64 @Strandjunker Having interacted with a few Zionist Germans here, I can attest they still hate being called Nazis.

Because they know.

Deep down.

They are no different.
@Strandjunker 1933 was last year. This is 1937 now.
@Strandjunker This time next week we will be watching a coup in Hungary as Orban clings to power after losing an election
@Strandjunker The Artemis crew might have a good view of Trump nuking Iran.
@Strandjunker it's more what I wish they hadn't done.
@Strandjunker I don't think I'd get past the Secret Service.

@Strandjunker an example of Germans who did some good things in Nazi Germany:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rose

Also, the TV show Babylon Berlin offered a different perspective of life in Germany during the rise of the third Reich than I was used to. I recommend watching it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_Berlin

White Rose - Wikipedia

@Strandjunker perhaps American involvement was never about fighting fascism but just needing a pretext to shoot things.
@Strandjunker Can't... too divided and dumb down?
Europe is compact with dense cities. If DC = Berlin, I'm way over here in Dubai (west coast). I can certainly help protect my neighbors here, but I feel like there's not much I can do to get the attention of the crazy person in DC from several time zones away.
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Yes there is no time .... The time is now

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This day in 1933 the German Reichtag had already passed the Enabling Act which gave Hitler personally the right to pass any law unhindered even by the constitution. It was already game over for any possible german opposition.

I don't think the US is quite there yet, is it?

@Strandjunker I know the US has a partisanship mentality and cult leader problem, but dammit, how much further can the US Congress keep letting Pax America slide down this greasy pole?

Like 'risks dragging the world into nuclear war' is surely a bridge too far. Surely. Right?

@Strandjunker

Like in hang them high?

@Strandjunker as a German, I have to say that this already progressed beyond 1933 level. There are already camps. There is a police force loyal to Trump. There are attacks on multiple fronts.
@claudius and the POTUS ability to skirt any law or the Constitution, unchecked. 1937 it is, then.
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@Strandjunker People will eventually say they were against all of this, but right now I believe the majority are generally in favor of the general thrust of what's happening - even if they object to some particulars.

I lost all faith in my fellow Americans, so I got myself and my family out. It's better than being sent to the camps, when that comes around.

@smeg @Strandjunker I have a "political refugee" as acquaintance 😁 Art Prof from Ohio. He left as it became obvious the demented dan would become president. Good foresight, when he had an address, his children followed. I imagine the brain drain has already started country wide.
@Strandjunker I am afraid that that takes courage, and after having repeatedly exterminated the opposition over the last few Millenia we selected against that in our gene pool.
@Strandjunker Aside from selecting the wrong year 1933--- I would say a better time window choice might be September 1939.
@Strandjunker Help me figure out what that is, because I feel like I'm in a car that's headed for a cliff and my hands are tied. I feel hopeless in everything I try.