tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754422349951268276.post7399117843135391980..comments2023-04-07T04:28:53.920-07:00Comments on VothSpeak: Trump and Hitler - Part II -- The Shadows of 1933Joachim Vothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027791156545854584noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754422349951268276.post-6006515942524240192016-11-13T14:20:46.595-08:002016-11-13T14:20:46.595-08:00I agree on the first two; that attacking Jews was ...I agree on the first two; that attacking Jews was anti-establishment, I doubt. Antisemitism had much broader roots than the Nazi party. The DNVP had many Jew-haters, and all the major student organizations were anti-Semitic long before the Nazis won significant vote shares. What do we learn from comparisons? Nothing fast and easy, but judging from website traffic, some people find it interesting to think about the present through the lens of the past... Joachim Vothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027791156545854584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754422349951268276.post-20068975958881445162016-11-13T09:34:49.061-08:002016-11-13T09:34:49.061-08:00many many differences you ignored:
- no aftermath ...many many differences you ignored:<br />- no aftermath of defeat (no reparations, stab-in-the-back etc etc)<br />- no destruction of middle class wealth as in German hyperinflation<br />- Nazi attack on Jews was very much part of the anti-Weimar anti-establishment stance, and given that Jews mostly had deep roots on Germany, had to be combined with a purging of German history - contrast with emphasis on Mexican illegals as recent arrivals etc<br />One possible similarity: like Hitler (and Stalin, Napoleon etc), Trump is from the periphery of the empire. For many mid-Westerners, NYC is a foreign country (which they don't much like). Trump appealing to them is perhaps like an Austrian appealing to German nationalism. <br />In the end, I'm not sure these comparisons lead anywhere, except to keep us on our guard - always desirable.Laurence Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103159035494452585noreply@blogger.com