History doesn't actually repeat itself but it does tend to carry the same rhythm as if the current era is playing a different stanza in the same concerto of human experience.
As Herald Deutsch stated in his paper "The Rise of the Military Opposition in the Nazi Reich"
"On Nazism as such the officer corps in the first instance split horizontally. The subalterns, especially among the troop officers, were decoyed by its unmistakable national dynamic and its capacity for mobilizing the spiritual and material energies of the masses. They were too naïve politically to comprehend the muddle-headedness and contradictions of the Nazi ideology. SO it was easy to find satisfaction in those watchwords and slogans that happened to reflect their own dreams and prejudices.
Staff and General Officers were less vulnerable. They were deeply grounded in aristocratic and conservative traditions; their cast sprang instinctively to arms against the vulgarians who manned even the top echelons of the party. They were repelled by their crudity, the disrespect for established law and good form, and indiscriminate brutality."
Both sides of the current political conflict are playing the same tune as the paramilitary politics of the Weimar Republic...or Rome, or Greece. Have fun saying how much smarter you will be than the rest of history.
As Herald Deutsch stated in his paper "The Rise of the Military Opposition in the Nazi Reich"
"On Nazism as such the officer corps in the first instance split horizontally. The subalterns, especially among the troop officers, were decoyed by its unmistakable national dynamic and its capacity for mobilizing the spiritual and material energies of the masses. They were too naïve politically to comprehend the muddle-headedness and contradictions of the Nazi ideology. SO it was easy to find satisfaction in those watchwords and slogans that happened to reflect their own dreams and prejudices.
Staff and General Officers were less vulnerable. They were deeply grounded in aristocratic and conservative traditions; their cast sprang instinctively to arms against the vulgarians who manned even the top echelons of the party. They were repelled by their crudity, the disrespect for established law and good form, and indiscriminate brutality."
Both sides of the current political conflict are playing the same tune as the paramilitary politics of the Weimar Republic...or Rome, or Greece. Have fun saying how much smarter you will be than the rest of history.
- March 11, 2016: (Press conference in Florida) Donald Trump says, “The audience hit back and that's what we need a little bit more of." ([url]http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/03/trump-punching-protesters-is-very-appropriate.html)[/URL]
- March 11, 2016: (Rally in St. Louis, Missouri) Trump says there are "consequences" to protesting and says the "country has to toughen up."
“You know, part of the problem and part of the reason it takes so long is nobody wants to hurt each other anymore, right?" ([url]http://hotair.com/archives/2016/03/11/trump-laments-lack-of-consequences-for-protesters/) [/URL]
- March 9, 2016: (Fayetteville, North Carolina) A protester in the custody of local law enforcement is sucker-punched by an event attendee while being led out of the arena. Trump’s response: “They used to treat them very, very rough, and when they protested once, they would not do it again so easily,” and then he added, "we've become weak." ([url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/10/trump-protester-sucker-punched-at-north-carolina-rally-videos-show/) [/URL]
- March 8, 2016: (Jupiter, Florida) Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is accused of "forcibly" grabbing a female reporter and moving her out of the way of Trump’s entourage when she asks a question of the candidate. She later shows bruises on her arm and files criminal charges. The Trump campaign denies the episode happened, despite video to the contrary. ([url]http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/03/trump-campaign-manager-breitbart-reporter-220472#ixzz42ROfjpQU) [/URL]
- March 4, 2016: (Warren, Michigan) At a rally, Trump says of one protester: "Get him out. Try not to hurt him. If you do, I'll defend you in court, don't worry about it." ([url]http://mashable.com/2016/03/04/donald-trump-protesters-court/#QuXq2kYIfkq3) [/URL]
- Feb. 29, 2016: (Radford, Virginia) A Secret Service agent throws a photographer to the ground after the photographer cursed at him. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...09a976-dffa-11e5-8d98-4b3d9215ade1_story.html)
- February 22, 2016: (Las Vegas, Nevada) At a rally, as a protester was being removed, Trump declares: "We're not allowed to punch back anymore" and then added that back in the old days, protesters would "be carried out on a stretcher." He concludes by saying, “I’d like to punch him in the face.” ([url]http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/donald-trump-protester-punch-him-in-the-face/#iFTNY32JfaqD)mashable.com/2016/02/23/donald-trump-protester-punch-him-in-the-face/#iFTNY32JfaqD)[/URL]
- February 1, 2016: (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) After an earlier event when a protester attempted to throw a tomato at Donald Trump, he tells rally attendees: "If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them, would you? Seriously." And, in typical Trump fashion, he promised to pay for any legal fees arising from such an assault. ([url]http://mashable.com/2016/02/01/donald-trump-tomato-iowa/#CTFhUz85ZSqK)[/URL]
- Dec. 14, 2015: (Las Vegas, Nevada) Individuals at a Trump rally yelled "Sieg Heil" (German for “hail victory” and a popular slogan during the Nazi regime) and "light the [expletive] on fire" toward an African-American protester who was being physically removed by security staffers. ([url]http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/12/15/supporter_yells_sieg_heil_toward_black_protester_at_trump_rally.html) [/URL]
- Dec. 3, 2015: (New York, New York) A security guard hit a protester during an organized protest after a Trump event. ([url]http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/09/04/trump_tower_protest_immigrant_descended_real_estate_tycoon_urged_to_self.html)[/URL]
- Nov. 21, 2015: (Birmingham, Alabama) An African-American protester at a Trump rally was punched, kicked, and, according to a report from the Washington Post, briefly choked. Trump’s response: "Maybe he should have been roughed up because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing." ([url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/22/black-activist-punched-at-donald-trump-rally-in-birmingham/) [/URL]
- Oct. 23, 2015: (Miami, Florida) A male attendee at a Trump rally knocked down and kicked a protester. ([url]http://time.com/4090437/donald-trump-violence-protests-republican-debate/) [/URL]
- Oct. 14, 2015: (Richmond, Virginia) Individuals at a Trump rally shoved a group of immigration activists. One attendee spit in a protester's face. ([url]http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-supporters-spits-latino-protester-rally-article-1.2398331) [/URL]
links now about why everyone else is unacceptable?
