I perfectly understand why people rightly point out that comparisons between groups now and the Nazis is upsetting and that the Holocaust is the most abhorrent crime in human history.
But history must not be repeated. And the Nazis didn’t start with death camps.
Now I’m not for one minute saying current political parties will end up with genocide, not at all.
But what we do need to be vigilant about is nationalism.
Go to Auschwitz.
I have.
Once you see what happened there you’ll never wave a flag or sing a patriotic song again.
Why?
Because you see where nationalism leads.
It starts “innocently” enough.
A demagogue.
Othering opponents or a group of people.
Indoctrination.
Intimidation.
Censorship.
Propaganda.
Intolerance.
Authoritarianism.
Mob Rule.
Gleischaltung.
When the EEC (as it was then) in/out referendum was held, the SNP wanted Scotland (and Britain) out of the EEC.
Interesting quote from Alex Salmond below.
After being dealt a bloody nose by being blamed for bringing down Callaghan’s Labour Government and ushering in Maggie Thatcher, the SNP struggled in the wilderness during the 1980s.
Nicola was born in Irvine, July 1970 and attended Dreghorn Primary & Greenwood Academy.
Note: That’s Ayrshire, not Glasgow 👍
Nicola said she detested Thatcher growing up yet in one of the many incongruous elements in her life, her parents took advantage of that most Thatcherite of working class policies: buy your own council house