Ninety-two years ago this month, on Monday morning, January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed the 15th chancellor of the Weimar Republic. In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy, Hitler set about destroying a constitutional republic through constitutional means. What follows is a step-by-step account of how Hitler systematically disabled and then dismantled his country’s democratic structures and processes in less than two months’ time—specifically, one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes. The minutes, as we will see, mattered. (The Atlantic)
Trump and his Gestapo play by the rules, until they have weakened the rules and replace those broken bones with new regulations, and wham bam right in front of eyes, a Trump Nazi Monster is created. Sadly, too many who might have just enough power to stop him and fight back are still playing by the old rules, pretending that somehow EVERYONE respects DEMOCRACY!
