Thank you for the excellent comparisons of fascism in the Third Reich and the current regime in the US. The same impulses of victimization and cult worship. The mass delusions and the usual suspects to place blame upon for economic inequality and the "ruin" of culture. The propaganda and gaslighting and outright lies. The differences are only the change in technological capabilities and communication sources. Authoritarians all act the same, no matter what the era. The struggle to become more compassionately and pragmatically progressive is ongoing; to achieve that outcome will be a war against fascism and tyranny.
Donaldo Fartfisted made me crack up several times , not sure but I think it goes in my hall of fame along with the word fuckknuckle the written word just makes me laugh. Fart was the first word.
Anyway this is a true and descriptive article of that time. Thanks Wendy excellent!
Brilliantly written! No denying the historical parallels. Now, what do we do about it, before the loons win? And may I repost? I have a good following on FB and Insta, people repost, and so far they haven’t shut me down. Not quite sure why, but I plan on continuing to rabblerouse as long as possible. Thank you for all you do!
About the ordinary me , I have wondered with horror, who are the people who sidled up to the Turkish grad student to kidnap her, masked people? Who was the pilot who flew the poor souls to El Salvador? are they the thugs the creature pardoned? I also wondered why oh why the Republicans go along with this obvious obscene crap, although I found out families have been threatened. ( My senator is Josh Hawley, sorry to say, but absolutely no excuse for that version of a human, Mr fist in the air, then flees when the going gets tough... Geezus) Wendy, thanks for this cogent explanation. And the clever nick names that help me so much to make it through. Love and peace to all of you, la loca Liz
There's a very good documentary called 'Ordinary Men' that tells how in Nazi Germany, the men standing over death pits with guns were 'ordinary men' (mostly cops the reich conscripted & brainwashed) in the beginning, and the first 2 million nazi murders were actually carried out by these guys....the killing machine death camps were invented & built when they began running out of enough 'ordinary men' willing to shoot innocent people point blank. The brainwashed murderers soon lost interest in the metallic taste of blood.
Hopium rant for the masses: Perhaps in a country like USA, where 60% of registered voters can't be bothered to cast a damn ballot, the median age is way over 40 and the average Magat Fascist is well over 55 (and dumb as a rock); while climate, rethug policy and self imposed diseases will soon be obliterating Magat Fascist (and everyone's) 'quality of life' on the daily, where 100% of the magat/rethug/turd reich 'leaders' are criminal cowards and absolute empty vessels of naked selfish greed: the Turd Reich will not quite solidify the same way the 3rd did and will soon fizzle out faster than a melania coin. Liberal gun clubs are catching on with speed and clearly (in my town and on Wendy TG substack anyway), we have all the best unwashed & sober brains, healthiest bodies and now, lots of very expensive guns. (+ New! With Canadians!)
Nauseously optimistic Donny Mcfartfist's days are severely numbered.
Impressive. So well written. As someone who has read a lot of books on WWII I am impressed at how well depicted the machinery of nazism is in this article. Excellent job.
Thank you for the excellent comparisons of fascism in the Third Reich and the current regime in the US. The same impulses of victimization and cult worship. The mass delusions and the usual suspects to place blame upon for economic inequality and the "ruin" of culture. The propaganda and gaslighting and outright lies. The differences are only the change in technological capabilities and communication sources. Authoritarians all act the same, no matter what the era. The struggle to become more compassionately and pragmatically progressive is ongoing; to achieve that outcome will be a war against fascism and tyranny.
Also running here: https://www.wonkette.com/p/texas-lege-throwing-the-book-at-dildos/comment/104427631
Donaldo Fartfisted made me crack up several times , not sure but I think it goes in my hall of fame along with the word fuckknuckle the written word just makes me laugh. Fart was the first word.
Anyway this is a true and descriptive article of that time. Thanks Wendy excellent!
Excellent thoughts. Welcome to the Amerikkkan Dark Age.
Cracking great read, I don't know how you write and post so damn much, but hats off!
Rage, coffee, lack of sleep, and more rage.
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A classic, Wendy.
Brilliantly written! No denying the historical parallels. Now, what do we do about it, before the loons win? And may I repost? I have a good following on FB and Insta, people repost, and so far they haven’t shut me down. Not quite sure why, but I plan on continuing to rabblerouse as long as possible. Thank you for all you do!
As to what we do , we keep revolting and we keep protecting each other https://thistleandmoss.com/p/how-to-succeed-at-starting-a-revolution
Please repost as you like . The more who know the better , and be sure to read the other 2 parts that are coming
Thanks! Hopefully will get to them. Sometimes have to take a mental health break, but I get emails about yours.
I meant " ordinary men" forgive! Probably threw people off there
About the ordinary me , I have wondered with horror, who are the people who sidled up to the Turkish grad student to kidnap her, masked people? Who was the pilot who flew the poor souls to El Salvador? are they the thugs the creature pardoned? I also wondered why oh why the Republicans go along with this obvious obscene crap, although I found out families have been threatened. ( My senator is Josh Hawley, sorry to say, but absolutely no excuse for that version of a human, Mr fist in the air, then flees when the going gets tough... Geezus) Wendy, thanks for this cogent explanation. And the clever nick names that help me so much to make it through. Love and peace to all of you, la loca Liz
Very good! Thank you for your knowledge and understanding!
Excellent piece. Thank you.
There's a very good documentary called 'Ordinary Men' that tells how in Nazi Germany, the men standing over death pits with guns were 'ordinary men' (mostly cops the reich conscripted & brainwashed) in the beginning, and the first 2 million nazi murders were actually carried out by these guys....the killing machine death camps were invented & built when they began running out of enough 'ordinary men' willing to shoot innocent people point blank. The brainwashed murderers soon lost interest in the metallic taste of blood.
Hopium rant for the masses: Perhaps in a country like USA, where 60% of registered voters can't be bothered to cast a damn ballot, the median age is way over 40 and the average Magat Fascist is well over 55 (and dumb as a rock); while climate, rethug policy and self imposed diseases will soon be obliterating Magat Fascist (and everyone's) 'quality of life' on the daily, where 100% of the magat/rethug/turd reich 'leaders' are criminal cowards and absolute empty vessels of naked selfish greed: the Turd Reich will not quite solidify the same way the 3rd did and will soon fizzle out faster than a melania coin. Liberal gun clubs are catching on with speed and clearly (in my town and on Wendy TG substack anyway), we have all the best unwashed & sober brains, healthiest bodies and now, lots of very expensive guns. (+ New! With Canadians!)
Nauseously optimistic Donny Mcfartfist's days are severely numbered.
Yes!!
Great article. Rachel Maddow’s podcast Ultra touches on many of the points in this piece. Indeed, history does repeat itself.
Excellent piece WENDY! You captured the historic path of where we are headed unfortunately. He must be impeached!
Impressive. So well written. As someone who has read a lot of books on WWII I am impressed at how well depicted the machinery of nazism is in this article. Excellent job.