What The Fuck?!?

[malice_n_wonder]

It's a sad, seditious day when BLM protestors in their own cities are met with more violence than a rioting mob invading the United States Capitol building. These people should be in police custody.

There is something very wrong in America.

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[london_fan]

Yeah. I’ve tried to keep up with the events which was a bit difficult with the different time zones and work, but I think I got the gist of it by now. Honestly, it's interesting to see how the language has changed already over the last 24 hours. At least it seems like (our) media finally stopped whitewashing things with a language that was way too mild for what happened. The first reports last night (well, night in my time zone) talked about "upset Trump fans pushing their way into Congress". Well, today they talk about a mob, rioters, domestic terrorists and even dare to outright say that it's mostly white male supremacists! Oh really, who would have guessed?!

I wish that there were hard consequences for anyone involved, but I've given up hope over the last four years for there to be enough justice in the USA. I think I am just stuck on hoping that you'll all get through the last 13 days of Trump's regime without any further catastrophes.

[malice_n_wonder]

I think I am just stuck on hoping that you'll all get through the last 13 days of Trump's regime without any further catastrophes.

Two weeks have never seemed so long.

I read what Merkel had to say about it, and I get the sense she might be the most excited non-American to see Trump go.

[london_fan]

I read what Merkel had to say about it, and I get the sense she might be the most excited non-American to see Trump go.

Lol, I think she's one of the most "reservedly excited" ones among us. A lot of people who can speak their minds more openly have been a lot more vocal and outspoken about Trump for years. Tbh, a lot of German people have probably been even more worried about Trump than the American people due to witnessing so many parallels between his presidency and what happened here with the Third Reich. Obviously, we are all very cautious with Trump/Hitler comparisons, but there have been a lot of worrying similarities, right down to some speeches by Trump that were literally translated original quotes from Hitler speeches. That is really disturbing. And yes, there were many celebrations when Trump lost the election.

[malice_n_wonder]

Tbh, a lot of German people have probably been even more worried about Trump than the American people due to witnessing so many parallels between his presidency and what happened here with the Third Reich.

Really, it was obvious to anyone who wasn't totally ignorant about WW2 and/or didn't have a motive for not seeing the similarities. There's a reason the right wing doesn't want to invest in public education.

[london_fan]

There's a reason the right wing doesn't want to invest in public education.
Well, I guess that is the reason I am worried that a lot of people apparently didn't see it. Obviously, I can only judge the situation by what I see on the media (which is never an unbiased source), but it leaves the impression that a lot of people in the US apparently lack a more fundamental knowledge when it comes to all things history. Not that things are so much better around here these days. :(

[malice_n_wonder]

Well, I guess that is the reason I am worried that a lot of people apparently didn't see it.
As always, this is JMO, but of the 40% of people who refuse to see the comparison, 20% don't want to see it because it benefits them in some way (even if it's just so they didn't have to question their fucked up racist beliefs). The other half really are that ignorant. However, that begs the question of just how much of that ignorance is willful (so they won't have to confront their fucked up racists beliefs)...? JMO, but Trumpists want the "benefit" of being Nazis without the moral culpability. Ignorance is bigoted bliss.