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Crucial to distinguish between
a) the Right claiming the Kirk murder is akin to the 1933 Reichstag fire (and demanding drastic state repression in response)
and
b) an actual comparison between the situation in the United States today and Germany in early 1933.
A few thoughts on both:
a) the Right claiming the Kirk murder is akin to the 1933 Reichstag fire (and demanding drastic state repression in response)
and
b) an actual comparison between the situation in the United States today and Germany in early 1933.
A few thoughts on both:
I had a great conversation with @lincolnsquare.media about where we are today: About political violence and the Right’s desire for escalation.
But also about how we got here: About the recent history of the GOP and the rise of Trumpism. And, finally, about where America might go from here:
But also about how we got here: About the recent history of the GOP and the rise of Trumpism. And, finally, about where America might go from here:
Is the Right Looking for a Reichstag Fire? | Historian Thomas Zimmer joins Susan Demas
We're no longer a democracy, but not yet a dictatorship. Welcome to purgatory, or what political scientists call "competitive authoritarianism."
www.lincolnsquare.media
September 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Crucial to distinguish between
a) the Right claiming the Kirk murder is akin to the 1933 Reichstag fire (and demanding drastic state repression in response)
and
b) an actual comparison between the situation in the United States today and Germany in early 1933.
A few thoughts on both:
a) the Right claiming the Kirk murder is akin to the 1933 Reichstag fire (and demanding drastic state repression in response)
and
b) an actual comparison between the situation in the United States today and Germany in early 1933.
A few thoughts on both:
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Was Charlie Kirk’s murder a trump-orchestrated distraction? Conspiracy theories fuel his authoritarian playbook.
My latest Substack dives into the chaos and how we fight back. Read it now to stay ahead of the lies:https://brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/did-trumps-team-stage-the-kirk-killing
My latest Substack dives into the chaos and how we fight back. Read it now to stay ahead of the lies:https://brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/did-trumps-team-stage-the-kirk-killing
September 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Was Charlie Kirk’s murder a trump-orchestrated distraction? Conspiracy theories fuel his authoritarian playbook.
My latest Substack dives into the chaos and how we fight back. Read it now to stay ahead of the lies:https://brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/did-trumps-team-stage-the-kirk-killing
My latest Substack dives into the chaos and how we fight back. Read it now to stay ahead of the lies:https://brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/did-trumps-team-stage-the-kirk-killing
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Pour rappel, Charlie Kirk considérait que J. Biden était un tyran qu'il fallait arrêter et condamner à la peine de mort.
Pour rappel, Charlie Kirk considérait que J. Biden était un tyran qu'il fallait arrêter et condamner à la peine de mort.
September 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM
USA 🇺🇸
Pour rappel, Charlie Kirk considérait que J. Biden était un tyran qu'il fallait arrêter et condamner à la peine de mort.
Pour rappel, Charlie Kirk considérait que J. Biden était un tyran qu'il fallait arrêter et condamner à la peine de mort.