Why our current situation is different from 1934 and the Third Reich. [View all]

Germany is obviously a different country than our country.
1934 is much different than 2024.

Germany had a weak and fledgling democracy in 1934, which could hardly defend itself against fascism.

The German people were a culture primed to respect and follow authoritarians, from Bismark to Kaiser Wilhelm, perhaps before them.

Not all Germans were Nazis but had to go along in order to avoid being arrested and/or their families.

Being unprepared for a fascist takeover, the resistance was weak and unorganized and rapidly lost their ability to have much impact. (The White Rose Society was a rare exception to this.)

OTOH, this country has been a constitutional republic using democratic principles since 1776 . There is tradition. There are protocols. There is the Constitution.

We've seen this movie before and we're not unprepared.

Too many of us will not accept a dictator instead of a President. Too many of us will not accept a country of depth-defying inequality for our children. Too many of us want to continue, if not improve, this country.

Consistent incremental political will of The People will help us weather this period (not era) until we can regain the power to return democracy to the country, MAGA be damned/