If you're tempted to roll your eyes, or accuse me of hyperbole for comparing what's happening in education (and psychology, and media, and science, and law...) to Nazi Germany, it's b/c you think I'm making a 1:1 analogy. 1/
I'm not. What I'm hoping you'll see are *patterns.*
1. Politicization of every institution, in one direction
2. Gradual shunning/shaming/dehumanizing of opponents
3. Changes to the language to control speech
4. Takeover education, push ideas supporting the state 2/
1. Politicization of every institution, in one direction
2. Gradual shunning/shaming/dehumanizing of opponents
3. Changes to the language to control speech
4. Takeover education, push ideas supporting the state 2/
The specifics could be the polar opposite (obviously, duh), in lieu of white aryans, you have "BIPOC" being the superior race, and victims of "oppression." Political opponents were even accused of being Jews, or Jew-loving (sound familiar to "Uncle Tom?") 3/
I know it's also similar to Mao's red guard, and use of students too, so it's not one-to-one, and there's crossover, but the parallels are too obvious not to see./END
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