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Hitler's rise in politics actually began in the mid-late 20s, but he didn't come into power until the early 30s. His campaign was built on fear, fury, and bigotry, which might sound familiar. https://twitter.com/ellisromance/status/1326130770847600640
The winning strategy? Rebuilding the economy that had been devastated by WWI and shifting blame for that, and other things, onto "outsiders." Who were the outsiders? Anyone who wasn't the Aryan ideal. Jews in particular, but also Roma, the disabled, the queer community...
It started slow, by whittling away their rights and beginning to monitor, then restrict their movement within the country. Then the govt segregated Jews, squeezing them into dirty, disease ridden ghettos and denying them easy access to food, medicine, and jobs.
The govt stoked the anti-Jewish hatred and rhetoric, and clamped down on freedom of speech and the free press, because it helped them control the German population at large.
When you control the media and education, and build up suspicion and hatred of "outsiders", therefore isolating the country from its world allies, it's much easier to persuade the people that the govt is the ONLY thing they can count on.
People *want* to trust their govt.
People *want* to trust their govt.
Fascism isn't even that difficult to enact, because the majority of people don't like to rock the boat if something doesn't directly affect them. If it's scary or difficult or foreign.
You'd be surprised at how quick the slide into a totalitarian govt is.
Well. Maybe not.
You'd be surprised at how quick the slide into a totalitarian govt is.
Well. Maybe not.
It's both shocking and unsurprising what people will look away from, and pretend isn't happening, because it makes them uncomfortable.
