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allegorical oracle

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17. Agree that no one IS Hitler, but he left a roadmap. Just viewed a
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 08:36 PM
Jul 1

documentary about Hanna Arendt, who was a writer arrested by the Nazis.

Arendt posited after living through the Nazi overtaking of Germany:

One day everyone is striving to maintain their normal lives -- the next day all the rules have changed. One by one the changes occur -- co-opting civil rights, universities, courts, news reporting, politics, immigration, and finance.

Studying Hitler is like practicing your basketball free throw or your baseball swing. It's recognizing what is happening and how to deal with it.

We are in jeopardy.


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