When I toured the concentration camp at Dachau some years ago, the tour guide was very clear on this point: people did elect the Nazis.

In 1932, the Nazi party became the largest party in the German parliament, with 37.3% of the vote. It is true that it was not mandatory to make Hitler chancellor, but as the head of the largest party, it would have been expected.

The Nazi party received massive support in democratic elections, where the expectation of the voters would have been that if the Nazi party gained enough seats, Hitler would become chancellor.

This is an important point to me, as it shows that it is possible for democratic elections to result in a fascist government that dismantles democracy. Ignoring this historical example prevents us from applying the lesson to new situations.

I also think they mixed in the fallout series lore.

There are some differences.

Hitler was relatively young and had about as much of his mental faculties as he ever did. Trump is old and senile. I'm not sure his handlers are even giving him the password to his Xhitter account anymore. Most of the posts are how Trump would have talked 20 years ago; barely literate, often childish, but meet a basic level of coherency and sentence structure. With Trump himself off to the side, the people working in the background don't have to have their plans fucked with by the whims of the fascist in chief. He can play golf and watch Fox News all day, and they're all good with it as long as he signs the papers they bring him.

He'll also die of natural causes in the not too distant future, and they don't have anyone else who can galvanize support the way Trump does.

Gee, I guess you should tell your representatives to just roll over and give up, is that what you suggest? As for me, and my representatives, phone calls every day. (https://www.5calls.org/) Protestors at the state capitol EVERY DAY. But sure, you do you. I'll be there, jumping back and forth fast enough that it looks like there are two of us, to make up for you slacking. And when you've had your down time, when you've recharged yourself, maybe think about joining us.

Doesn't matter. The most important thing for dems to do right now is signal they don't like this. Their goal is getting the house in 2026 so they can run hearings for the second half of the Trump presidency.

Defeatist

It got a news article. That's better than crying in the fetal position for another 2 years.

They need more of this. How about an "Anti-Enabling Act"?

Thanks Copernicus

Not sure if you are being serious or not. Police do not exist in society to protect the people, they exist to protect the rich.

Any police officer who attempted to arrest one of the richest people would immediately be hit with a lawsuit, likely lose their job within a couple days, and be shunned by the rest of their gang. Not to mention the situation could easily escalate given that most rich people have private guards who are equally armed to defend themselves in case of any Luigi’s.

Additionally police don’t tend to just go arrest high profile people without a lot of justification for doing so ahead of time, such as an arrest warrant, and lots of paper work.

If someone went to a police precinct and told them to arrest him, they’d probably first get a good laugh out of the people behind the desk, and then told to leave immediately.

You kiddn'? He's rich and white. He's like Mr. Nimbus; he controls the police!

Yeah, why try to create legislation when they could be posting on social media.

You can’t pardon away a law. They’re seeking liability not criminal punishment and conviction.

It’s not really intended to cause Musk harm, but to force Republicans to explicitly vote for musks continued assholery

A President can pardon federal criminal convictions. He can't erase civil liability if people personally sue Musk.

*crickets chirping*