Over the weekend I had some random thoughts of the pandemic, and how my early views of the "big picture" have changed. But some things are on track, as I've always thought Covid-19 was a bit of a diversion from .gov having to deal with the economy - and we all know which direction the economy is going.
Specifically I was thinking that the U.S. is in a similar spot politically as was Germany in 1931-32, when the street battles between the various political factions at the extremes (Nazis, Communists) was wearing down citizens in the moderate portions of the spectrum. Well, we all know how that ended up.
Does 2022 or 2024 mark a point where American citizens will accept an imperfect Republican candidate and more draconian measures to save us from the hell the Democrats have unleashed? In other words, swing away from the woke/liberal/leftist policies to the other extreme?
And then today I came across this story - where a "celebration" of the Communist Manifesto was crashed by some flag waving Nazis. A small event perhaps, in the same neck of the woods as our generous host, but maybe a glimpse of what's coming?
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Date: 2022-02-23 01:19 am (UTC)Specifically I was thinking that the U.S. is in a similar spot politically as was Germany in 1931-32, when the street battles between the various political factions at the extremes (Nazis, Communists) was wearing down citizens in the moderate portions of the spectrum. Well, we all know how that ended up.
Does 2022 or 2024 mark a point where American citizens will accept an imperfect Republican candidate and more draconian measures to save us from the hell the Democrats have unleashed? In other words, swing away from the woke/liberal/leftist policies to the other extreme?
And then today I came across this story - where a "celebration" of the Communist Manifesto was crashed by some flag waving Nazis. A small event perhaps, in the same neck of the woods as our generous host, but maybe a glimpse of what's coming?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/so-ugly-neo-nazis-crash-book-reading-with-giant-swastika-flag/ar-AAUaLXf
"The Monday book reading was meant to commemorate the anniversary of the Communist Manifesto—also known as “Red Books Day.”