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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

America is in the exact same stage of fascism that Germany was exactly 100 years ago.

1924 was the year Hitler was in jail and his "martyrdom" is what spurred him on.

History repeating itself isn't a joke at this point. It's an almost unavoidable fact.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We're speed running it since we can't even be bothered to arrest someone convicted of 34 felonies, who staged an insurrection, who was on trial for treason.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

1924 was the year that Hitler was in prison and which somehow made him even more popular.

How Adolf Hitler Turned a Year in Jail Into a Step Toward Power

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

A risk I'm willing to take