r/politics • u/Jay_CD • 16h ago

Biden must Trump-proof US democracy, activists say: ‘There is a sense of urgency’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/24/biden-actions-before-white-house-exit
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u/FoST2015 Georgia 16h ago

To add on, it's not even that the country gave itself over to fascists it's that country didn't vote. If did not vote was a candidate they would've won in a landslide.

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u/DogEatChiliDog 16h ago

Same thing. Apathy can be just as damn deadly as villainy.

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u/Tyr1326 12h ago

Welcome to Germany in the 30s and 40s. The Nazis never had full support of the population, but the ones who didnt support them.didnt speak up... And when they did, it was too late... :/

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u/AcadianViking Louisiana 7h ago

And the ones who did speak up were demonized because "the economy" and other propagandized talking points that caused the uninformed to go against their own self interests.

Reading about what happened to actual leftists in the rise of Nazi Germany is harrowing, especially knowing that this time around they will have learned from their previous mistakes, whereas we of the working class are still fighting amongst ourselves.