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I was Hitler’s neighbour: ‘If he’d known we were Jewish, we’d have been sent to Dachau’ (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Luouth@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Jesus. This article is a stark reminder that no matter how much someone is subject to ridicule and penned as a hysterical maniac, they can be very dangerous indeed and the people in support might not realise how grave a danger until its really too late. Can't help but feel like America is toeing this line as we speak...

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Absolutely. The people in power always think they can control their pet authoritarian until they can't.

(Also, side note, it's interesting to see this article in the Guardian, a publication that has been whitewashing the rhetoric around the rise of neo-fascism in Europe of late.)