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In reply to the discussion: Seriously! Why doesn't somebody do something? [View all]moniss
(5,912 posts)the years 1933 and just after. How the propaganda we have seen for years about how the average German citizens went along and supported what was happening was a falsehood. Not unlike the US now and the split we have some did and a huge number did not. Ones who could get out did. But the ability to do so easily faded quickly. Within another span of months after the invasions began it was now difficult across most of Europe. Names were on lists.
The GQP for years have been building databases with names and addresses of people who signed petitions for referendums, candidates, recalls, etc. I remember when the Scott Walker recall was done in Wisconsin. I remember my Mom calling me scared to high heaven because she had received a phone call from somebody who wouldn't identify themselves and they accused her of writing in a phony address on the recall petition and they were making threats. I had to convince my elderly mother that it was just a crank. It did help finally convince her to have her number go unlisted.