JohnEngelman
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Trump is not as evil as Hitler. He is not as dangerous because he is much older, and less intelligent. Nevertheless, there are obvious similarities.
After Hitler came to power life for most Germans - other than German Jews, of course - began to get better. The Germans had experienced the inflation of the early 1920's. The Great Depression hit them harder than Americans. German unemployment got higher.
After Hitler took power Germany recovered faster from the Great Depression than the United States did. People visiting Germany in the late 1930's said, "You can see that things are getting better. The restaurants and department stores are full. People have money and they are spending it.”
When I learned this I was surprised. I had read Mein Kampf. In it Hitler demonstrated little interest in and knowledge of economics. Hitler probably appointed good economic advisors, and did what they told him to do. Unlike President Roosevelt, he did not need to contend with the obstruction of the Republicans.
If Trump is elected president the national debt will increase. Global warming will get worse.
Will the standard of living for most Americans – especially most white Americans - increase? If it does, Trump will achieve more power. If not, Trump’s power will decline as President Nixon’s did after being reelected in 1972 by a landslide. The inflationary recession of 1974 made Nixon vulnerable to the Watergate Scandal. If the economy had been doing well, few Americans would have cared about the scandal.
Fascism is unlikely in the United States because most Americans are too individualistic.
After Hitler came to power life for most Germans - other than German Jews, of course - began to get better. The Germans had experienced the inflation of the early 1920's. The Great Depression hit them harder than Americans. German unemployment got higher.
After Hitler took power Germany recovered faster from the Great Depression than the United States did. People visiting Germany in the late 1930's said, "You can see that things are getting better. The restaurants and department stores are full. People have money and they are spending it.”
When I learned this I was surprised. I had read Mein Kampf. In it Hitler demonstrated little interest in and knowledge of economics. Hitler probably appointed good economic advisors, and did what they told him to do. Unlike President Roosevelt, he did not need to contend with the obstruction of the Republicans.
If Trump is elected president the national debt will increase. Global warming will get worse.
Will the standard of living for most Americans – especially most white Americans - increase? If it does, Trump will achieve more power. If not, Trump’s power will decline as President Nixon’s did after being reelected in 1972 by a landslide. The inflationary recession of 1974 made Nixon vulnerable to the Watergate Scandal. If the economy had been doing well, few Americans would have cared about the scandal.
Fascism is unlikely in the United States because most Americans are too individualistic.