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Originally Posted by peter12
Historical context is totally different. People love the spectre of nAzI GeRManY because it sounds edgy and serious. Totalitarianism is a big deal and has only popped up in certain places at certain times. Institutions have to be weak and the movement has to be strong.
I could see America sliding into some kind of tin-pot authoritarianism that is short-lived. Something like Italy in the 1930s. Trump reminded me of Mussolini far more than Hitler. The reason being it was mostly show and fell apart rather quickly.
I studied with one of the foremost Canadian experts on tyranny, if that provides context.
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Ah, so it's acceptable to compare and contrast US politics to Fascist Italy, but you draw the line at Fascist Germany. There are no similarities whatsoever between the descent of the US into authoritarianism and Germany in the 30s. Got it.