2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumCan Fascism Triumph in America?*
The author of this Huffington Post article has some very real and factual comparisons to Donald Trump
*This article is from 03/14/2016 by Robert Creamer Political Organizer, Strategist, Author; Partner Democracy Partners
In 1935, during the rise of fascism in Europe, the novelist Sinclair Lewis published a semi-satirical novel entitled It Cant Happen Here. In the novel, a United States senator named Berzelius Buzz Windrip is elected to the presidency, demanding that America return to patriotism and traditional values, and promising dramatic economic and social reforms. He argued that America needed a strong man to make the country great again.
Like other fascist movements, Trump says out loud and legitimates the kind of hateful, violent language that was previously whispered only in the privacy of peoples living rooms.
And like previous generations of fascists, Trump frames his rhetoric in populist terms, while actually promoting policy solutions that would instead benefit plutocrats like himself.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/can-fascism-triumph-in-am_b_9456408.html
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)paleotn
(17,931 posts)carrying a cross. Yes, it can happen here. Some might say it already has.
mountain grammy
(26,624 posts)phallon
(260 posts)jalan48
(13,870 posts)In 1930's Germany the fight was between Fascists and Communists-violent brawls were commonplace. Let the surrogates do the dirty work while the politicians stay behind the scenes clapping.
INdemo
(6,994 posts)from 1928 to 1932-1933 when the Nazi party got 2.6% of the vote in 1928 to over 43% of the vote in 1933 after Hitler was appointed as Chancellor in 1932
This is scary as hell with facts that our Democracy is in jeopardy.
kimbutgar
(21,163 posts)But the parallels with today are scarily evident with the election of the OH.