The six months leading up to Adolf Hitler’s seizure of power in 1933 included efforts to stop his appointment as chancellor of Germany. It is worth examining the series of events that led to Hitler’s dictatorship, and the disturbing parallels to U.S. politics today.
For example, despite Hitler’s hateful rhetoric and his violent followers, the Nazi Party leader was appointed as chancellor following a series of electoral wins. Upon his victory, Hitler worked to destroy Germany’s democratic institutions. Hmmmmm
During World War II, Nazi military forces executed six million Jewish people and millions of others deemed unworthy of life. This included Jehovah’s Witnesses, gays, and disabled people.
Hitler’s rise to power was not inevitable, and a sequence of political failures enabled his dictatorship. Sound familiar?
Worth examination are the parallels between Hitler and Donald Trump: both tried to overturn a presidential election, and both promoted hateful rhetoric against immigrants, among MANY other similarities.