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That sucks, it really does. I can only say that I attended a community college, El Centro, and it was pretty shocking for me to watch the 7/7 attacks last year
by aaron-lebo 10y ago
That sucks, it really does.
I can only say that I attended a community college, El Centro, and it was pretty shocking for me to watch the 7/7 attacks last year and see a black supremacist gun down a cop by a pillar I used to stand against and another in an intersection I've crossed hundreds of times. Strange place for it to happen, too, because that always was a very diverse place.
Clearly something is off-kilter, but I don't think Trump is the main or only problem (his rise was only made possible by some other ugly societal things we've got going on), and I still think comparing him to Hitler does history and his victims a disservice. It also gives you nowhere to go if he's not Hitler.
If some genocidal lunatic ever does come along, people will just wave it off with "oh, like Trump? lol". I don't like defending Trump but I do believe it is crucial that we keep a level head here and make clear, honest comparisons.
- anigbrowl 10y agoWell, you can think what you like but I'm raising an alarm about this after 15 years of patient observation, so I think your equanimity is misplaced. I'm also old enough to be your parent and this isn't my first rodeo. As you're well-educated in politics, you're well-positioned to process this: https://independent.academia.edu/JamesScaminaci https://independent.academia.edu/JamesScaminaci I can vouch for the bulk of this material through my own independent study over the last 15 years. RW extremism is my anthropology hobby.