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[–] asg101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 days ago

Hitler specifically called the U.S. treatment of indigenous people an inspiration, and used it as his basis for treating Jews, gays, communists, intellectuals, and all the other victims of the Third Reich. tRump and his Fourth Reich is just coming full circle.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 83 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Reminder that before all this El Salvador was sweeping up anyone and I mean anyone they found on the street during their sweeps and throwing them in huge overcrowded cells to await mass trials without representation.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago

even more damning that the populace has cheered for it; non of the human right abuses matter so long as it's not them.

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[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 55 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Thanks to modern technology we can watch the whole thing unfold in real time!

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

It seems this new technology is not much benefit in stopping it? Observers are great, powerless and disorganized ones not so much.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Too many people live in willful ignorance

You can see the obvious big picture and scream from the rooftops, but everyone who is comfortable enough and in denial that things are actually that bad straight up just ignore you

It's only now that people are starting to get their wakeup calls, like a lot of Europe, for example

But god, if it isn't super frustrating to watch the local news in my European country and have politicians repeatedly say "nobody thought we would be standing here talking about this 4 years ago"

I did, fuckers! I did!! The fascist threat was obvious ever since the first trump presidency, and the trends could clearly be seen from even before then, however, I was a child at that time

I don't get it. Especially because politicians are supposed to be the experts in trends like this. Is everyone just fucking clueless??

I swear most people are just so neoliberal ideology brained, and heavily struggle seeing anything outside of that. It's been a massive failure on the part of society that political philosophy has not been a bigger part of the education curriculum. Or part of it, at all.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I’m not sure how relevant this is outside the USA; but when I was helping build grassroots for social activism in Texas - I realized people had forgotten how! Their grandparents could, and did. I saw it as a child.

But something happened over two generations, and the knowledge was not handed down, or was not applicable when things changed so much .

I remember enough to know critical things in the community is missing. I suspect a major missing piece is that people stay indoors too much.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Same in Germany. I don't know what it is either but I'm convinced it's related to the loneliness epidemic among the younger generation. People have seemingly stopped connecting in meaningful ways in general. No more religion, no more sports teams, working from home and getting your social interaction fix through social media. I think all of this is seriously starting to take its toll.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 days ago

Everybody works too much yet they can't afford anything. Going out to do anything costs money and not a trivial amount, and everyone's too tired after working so much to go anyways. Combined with bad work schedules it makes for a truly antisocial combination. Consider the fact that at one point in the 20th century the average British man spent more at the bar than he did on housing. That's not good for your liver but the point stands that it'l was possible to do that and not anymore.

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago

Dachau didn't open until 3 months after Hitler took power. They are right on track.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 34 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

The picture on the left is from when the prison first opened, so won't show any of the deportees

[–] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 18 points 5 days ago

Oh hell. OTOH, I'd imagine we have no reason to think it's looking better these days.

Still, thanks for the correction, I took that as I found it.

[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 24 points 5 days ago

You see, it isn't so bad, they can sit up!

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

A little reminder, apparently Salvadorians are loving Bukele for this.

I tried reminding them that, removing due-process is a can-of-worms that you rather not open

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[–] DeusUmbra@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Remember kids, fascism only ends one way.

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