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radius777

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17. Exactly. Populism is great for the 'default race/gender'

Reply to TomCADem (Reply #10)

Mon Aug 28, 2017, 02:19 AM

Aug 2017

of any given society, which it tends to mythologize as the very essence of what the nation is about, eg. Blood and Soil.

Of course, a populus is less inclined to scapegoat minority groups if the economy is good, but without a social justice component, the underlying issue is still there.

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If You Were A German In the 1920s and Saw the Rise of the Nazis, What Would You Do? [View all] TomCADem Aug 2017 OP

Correct, Germany was a slow boil and Hitler had a higher approval rating then Benedict Donald does uponit7771 Aug 2017 #1

Point taken... even without answering the question. defacto7 Aug 2017 #2

Many Jews, intellectuals, etc. stayed until it was too late because they no_hypocrisy Aug 2017 #3

NY Times - The Jew Who Fought to Stay German (During Nazi Germany) TomCADem Aug 2017 #4

"If Klemperer, in his isolation, knew, most Germans must have known, too." dalton99a Aug 2017 #13

Yet, "He deluded himself..." TomCADem Aug 2017 #16

"White Rose" started too late. moondust Aug 2017 #5

If I had the advantage sarisataka Aug 2017 #6

The socialists stayed, fought the nazis, lost Voltaire2 Aug 2017 #7

It's one of the hardest parts of resistance Kentonio Aug 2017 #8

Remember what Germany was like in the 1920's FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #9

It Is A Mistake To Think That Economic Progress Will Erase Sexism and Racism TomCADem Aug 2017 #10

There is also a growth in far right wing parties during and after economic downturns mythology Aug 2017 #11

Perhaps Because Racism and Sexism Are Also Used to Exploit Working Class Whites... TomCADem Aug 2017 #12

Exactly. Populism is great for the 'default race/gender' radius777 Aug 2017 #17

Desperate people will turn to anyone who offers them hope FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #19

write snarky memes nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2017 #14

Leave Europe and move to Tahiti yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #15

Die Welle Kogaratsu72 Aug 2017 #18

Hard one to answer, as I have already taken up residence in Germany. DFW Aug 2017 #20

Probably try to work through the army or one of the more mainstream conservative parties. Willie Pep Aug 2017 #21