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minus-squareSebaDC@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·2 months agoInteresting. The Purges are starting from the inside, this time.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down1·2 months agoThis time? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives
minus-squareSebaDC@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoIt took Hitler 1 year to get there. And he had already hunted down the opposition. Trump has been there for 7 months and hasn’t sent any prominent members of the opposition to jail AFAIK.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoBolton became his opposition after Trump’s first term. They aren’t going straight to executions, but they are starting to take action on the dissenters.
minus-squareSebaDC@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoOk. So, same as usual, I guess 🤷
minus-squareYappyMonotheist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoBut large amounts of the American population have been Nazi-adjecent at the very least since its conception…
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThere were plenty in the first term. Remember The Mooch lasting just a few days?
minus-squareSebaDC@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoTo be completely honest, I lost track 😅
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThere were many shenanigans. They were more ready this time but still not quite there.
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·2 months agoThis is how fasicsm fails, they turn on everyone until no one is left.
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIn the short term sure, but they keep going and replacing anyone competent with yes men.
minus-squarepotoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoDepending on what example you’re looking at, that “short-term” can be anywhere from years to decades.
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThat’s why we have to fight it.
minus-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAnd those years can be filled with wars.
minus-squarerayyy@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoOne must be careful to not go after those who may have connections to remedy the problem.
minus-squareresipsaloquitur@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoTo encourage the others.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI don’t think I’ve ever seen that spelled out in English! Bravo.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoBolton has been to the “outside” of Trump for some time. This is a case of the administration going after enemies.
minus-squareSebaDC@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThanks for the information. So the purges start with the dissidents, as usual 🤦🏻♂️
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYES! That’s the takeaway here. It’s not like Trump turned on an ally.
Interesting. The Purges are starting from the inside, this time.
This time?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives
It took Hitler 1 year to get there. And he had already hunted down the opposition.
Trump has been there for 7 months and hasn’t sent any prominent members of the opposition to jail AFAIK.
Bolton became his opposition after Trump’s first term. They aren’t going straight to executions, but they are starting to take action on the dissenters.
Ok. So, same as usual, I guess 🤷
But large amounts of the American population have been Nazi-adjecent at the very least since its conception…
There were plenty in the first term. Remember The Mooch lasting just a few days?
To be completely honest, I lost track 😅
There were many shenanigans. They were more ready this time but still not quite there.
This is how fasicsm fails, they turn on everyone until no one is left.
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In the short term sure, but they keep going and replacing anyone competent with yes men.
Depending on what example you’re looking at, that “short-term” can be anywhere from years to decades.
That’s why we have to fight it.
And those years can be filled with wars.
Lets hope!
One must be careful to not go after those who may have connections to remedy the problem.
To encourage the others.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen that spelled out in English! Bravo.
Bolton has been to the “outside” of Trump for some time. This is a case of the administration going after enemies.
Thanks for the information. So the purges start with the dissidents, as usual 🤦🏻♂️
YES! That’s the takeaway here. It’s not like Trump turned on an ally.