German Nazis consolidated power not because they weren't opposed in the streets—they were—but because of strategic weakness of opposition.
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And once they consolidated state power they could crush the opposition—streets couldn't win against state violence —and carry out genocide.
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There are books. But this vector was very real. Nazis did everything they could to provoke brawls with the left, on purpose.
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The grave—global—threat is fascism and authoritarianism consolidating corporate power over the people (the state)need protest AND legit govt
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not sure I agree - greatest authoritarian threat is beyond the state now. Kleptocrat billionaires like trump, Putin use the state.
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other corrupt tycoons provide propaganda (Murdoch) and some financing in exchange for pay to play policy and exemptions
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Will Trump use mercenaries not only in Iraq but also in US? Make E. Prince richer?
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State+corporate power—For example
#StandingRock…Police aided corporate might—Political parties looked the other way.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/899262738240851969 … -
And look at all the
#BlackLivesMatter
deaths—barely a peep from powerful establishment organizations.
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In Turkey, Russia & Venezuela, courts have been the tools for this. So slowing approval of Trumpist judges may be very useful right now.
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