"America today feels like 1929 or 1930 Berlin. Things that couldn't be said five years ago in..."
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tblue37
(65,340 posts)Vinnie From Indy
(10,820 posts)Thanks for posting!
appalachiablue
(41,131 posts)~ "It happened. Therefore it can happen again." - Primo Levi, Italian Holocaust survivor.
Midnight Writer
(21,753 posts)I know, I know, he has a reputation as a crank.
But he lived through this in Europe, and so far I think his insights are fascinating.
He was eventually arrested (for crankery) by the US Government, all his books, his lab and notes were destroyed, and he died in jail.
struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)It's really too bad that he later destroyed his reputation with his "orgone energy" BS
Nitram
(22,794 posts)his followers. We're going to vote Biden and a Senate majority into office, and Trump and his cronies will be facing jail time once the Justice Department is cleaned up and restored.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)appalachiablue
(41,131 posts)educated loved ones who are potentially vulnerable, because I sensed what was coming, and it has.
I outlined basic issues and gave the prognosis with as light a touch as possible. But it wasn't taken seriously, and they don't want to know much of anything beyond what our leader is up to, one aspect of multiple threats and deep problems esp. the environment.
Learning how serious things are must burden plenty of people already stressed and trying to get by, day to day. But I gave it a shot, all you can do.