“Donald Trump is, without question, the most powerful man that the planet has ever known- by a long way. Historically, powerful people were characterised by brutal conquest and the fear that they instilled in the populations that came under their influence. Common names that would come to mind are Alexander the Great, the Caesars, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, Tamburlaine, Napoleon and, more recently, Hitler, Mao, and Stalin,” read the letter. “The overwhelming difference between each of the above when compared with President Trump is their lack of global reach. Their power was limited to restricted local areas (even though some of these areas were quite large in a local context). They had nowhere near the control over modern logistics, manpower, technology, and the global economic muscle that President Trump can enforce."

The extermination camps were origionally created to be deportation camps in 1930s Germany too. It wasn’t until the Wannsee Conference on 20 January 1942 that they dreamed up the official policy of extermination. History doesn’t repeat, but it sure as fuck rhymes.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    He absolutely fits into that lineup.

    The only difference between Hitlers rants in “Downfall” and Trumps “Truth” Social rants is that Hitler sat in a bunker…