If You Were A German In the 1920s and Saw the Rise of the Nazis, What Would You Do?

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12. Perhaps Because Racism and Sexism Are Also Used to Exploit Working Class Whites...

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In the 1960s, both Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King recognized how some on the right use racism and sexism to scapegoat classes of people, rather than offer real solutions. Trump is proposing to cut health care, worker protections, and benefits, which hurts working class whites, but in return he offers scapegoats.



So, during an economic downturn, are people susceptible to racist and sexist demagogues? Yes. However, you can't just ignore social justice like many Germans during the 1920s and 1930s in the hopes that it will blow over. Rather, you have to deal with the racism and sexism head on to show how people are being exploited through their hate.