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Ray Oyler's avatar

Yeah, I've read Shirer, and I'm currently watching the documentary.

Lots of parallels to current conditions in America. I don't think we'll end up with millions murdered, but we'll end up with wrongful imprisonments at a minimum.

I haven't given up completely, but I think there is a better than 50% chance we will effectively be a dictatorship a year from now. People will still be pretending like we aren't (Putin wins 97% of the vote in Russian "elections") but we very well may be there.

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Ray Oyler's avatar

I hope you're wrong, but fear you're right. Certainly there are people around Trump who are itching to start the killing.

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Mark P's avatar

No doubt he will. He already said he wants to have televised show trials for his political opponents. He wouldn't hesitate to go full Stalin if he could get away with it.

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