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Leading Civil Rights Lawyer Shows 20 Ways Trump Is Copying Hitler’s Early Rhetoric and Policies

Questions whether federal government can contain Trump and GOP power grabs

#TrumpFascism @GOP #TraitorsSupportTraitors #RepublicansForTheRuleOfLaw #Trump
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20 serious points of comparison between early Hitler and Trump

1. Neither was elected by a majority. Once installed Hitler set about demonizing his political opponents, and no one mounted a serious effort to stop him

#Trump #Trumpdemic #TrumpHitler
2. Both Trump and Hitler found direct communication channels to their base. Hitler found direct communication pathway—the Nazi Party gave out radios with only one channel, tuned to Hitler’s voice, bypassing Germany’s news media

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Emerged to grab take-out so I could support local Asian businesses while isolated. Came in hoping to be in and out quickly but had to wait about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, a STEADY STREAM of customers have passed by to be seated. I live in WA state. Image
(2) I am blown away by this. I am 30-45 minutes away from the epicenter for the #coronavirus in the US and people are just walking past me like “table for six!” This is the period of highest social impact and these folks are like “hey I know, let’s eat in public for hours!”
(3) Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled Asian restaurants are getting business at this time, but I’m amazed at the human capacity to prioritize mundane pleasure over the *actual statistical likelihood* of DEATH of other human beings.

We are quite a species.

#coronapocolypse
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