Are You Tired of the Darkness? A Motivation to Make a Small Change.
In these darkening days, many of us can clearly see the Frightening Parallels about Adolf Hitler and his rise to power in Germany and Trump’s New Order here in America. I share these not to fan the flames of fear, but to help motivate you into ACTION. What action? LOVE unconditionally. ACCEPT those who are different from you. LIFT UP others instead of demonizing them. SHARE HOPE through Positivity, Empowering, and Forgiving.
In 1923, Hitler incited an insurrection against the German government. He was tried, given a slap on the wrist and became a convicted felon. Despite being treated charitably by the judge, Hitler claimed the trial was political persecution and successfully portrayed himself as a victim of the “corrupt” Social Democrats.
Hitler positioned himself as the voice of the “common man”, railing against the “elites”, cultural “degeneracy”, and the establishment, who he labeled all as “Marxists”.
He claimed the education system was indoctrinating children to hate Germany, and promised to return Germany to greatness.
To solidify his base, Hitler scapegoated minorities for the nation’s problems, exploiting societal divisions with an “us v. them” narrative.
Many Germans took the bait. Hitler’s Nazi Party continued to gain traction until he eventually became Chancellor in 1933.
Hitler appointed German oligarchs as his economic advisors. He privatized government-run utilities, solidifying support of the economic elite.
With the working class divided along cultural and ethnic lines, the Nazis shut down workers’ unions and abolished strikes.
Progressives and trade unionists were imprisoned and sent to concentration camps. Corporate profits skyrocketed while working-class Germans lived pay check to pay check.
Hitler, who became a billionaire while in office, knew he and his clan of oligarchs could get away with this if they constantly had an “enemy within” to blame while the corporatocracy robbed the country blind.
Hitler removed birthright citizenship rights of Jews and started rounding them up for mass deportations for being “illegally” in the country.
Hitler quickly dismantled democratic institutions. Loyalty wasn’t just encouraged; it was demanded. Opponents were silenced. Media that dared to question him were vilified as “the enemy” and “Marxists”.
The Nazi regime and its followers collected all books they saw as promoting “degeneracy” or what would be considered “woke” today, and burned them in large bonfires. They also burned books that promoted class consciousness.
Berlin had a thriving LGBTQ community in the 1920s, and even had the first transgender clinic. The Nazis burned it to the ground. LGBTQ people were sent to concentration camps and forced to wear triangle bandages. Many were killed in the Holocaust.
Despite all this, the German people didn’t have a historical parallel to look to as a warning. Most Germans never acted like the sky was falling. Most just went along with their lives as usual, until many of their lives were snuffed out.
Now, having read the above points, substitute Trump for Hitler.
Are you ready to take ACTION? Join me in my new group POSITIVITY PATHFINDERS where we share LIGHT, HOPE, AND POSITIVITY Every single day!
Hope to see you there!
~Morgan~
