Post #4043533

2026-07-23 15:58 UTC

It’s a bit like observing Hitler in 1939, assessing that he cannot even defeat the Soviet Union much less conquer the world, and concluding that he’s nothing to worry about.

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@flyingpenguin@infosec.exchange 2026-07-23 19:47

@HeavenlyPossum@kolektiva.social oh, I would say more like summer of 1932. Hitler peaked. His popularity drops a ton, November election results are very bad for Nazi party. His demand to be appointed Chancellor is granted because he is now so unpopular, therefore perceived weak. January he seizes power, issues a decree to arrest political opponents and by March 1933 Dachau is filling with anyone who dared to organize against him. Dec 1931 Hitler's "final solution" was leaked to the press. Like how Trump's plan to deport 10 million into camps keeps floating up. Germans were dropping support for him all the next year. He took power because the election results were against him. So he declared emergency, filled camps, ran the last election with all his opponents murdered or imprisoned to be murdered. The parallel is nearly exact.

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@ronn@woof.group 2026-07-23 16:07

@HeavenlyPossum@kolektiva.social I guess it's exactly that. People in Germany often tell that the #AfD (political party) isn't a problem because they're bound to the Grundgesetz (Germany's recent constitution), but often don't consider that even less radical parties and politicians act against the German and European law... and sometimes don't even have to suffer from consequences. 😡

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@freediverx@mastodon.social 2026-07-23 19:30

@HeavenlyPossum@kolektiva.social "Centrist" Liberals opened the door for Hitler just like they opened the door for Trump. They'd rather risk a fascist dictatorship where they might find themselves in a gas chamber than a democratic socialist who would push for affordable healthcare and housing while taxing the rich.

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