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minus-squarepantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down1·5 months ago What does sentencing look like for a two time insurrectionist? There is no second failure. I’m pretty sure the pattern goes: Beer Hall putsch Light prison sentences and pardons Political minority take over Dismantle democracy Look for step 3 on Jan 2025.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·5 months agoDo we need to look to Europe for a pattern when we experienced a Civil War right here at home?
minus-squareAnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·5 months agoNo, but they aren’t looking at history for a pattern that matches current events. They are looking for current events to match to the historical pattern they already chose, which is Hitler’s rise to power.
There is no second failure. I’m pretty sure the pattern goes:
Look for step 3 on Jan 2025.
Do we need to look to Europe for a pattern when we experienced a Civil War right here at home?
No, but they aren’t looking at history for a pattern that matches current events. They are looking for current events to match to the historical pattern they already chose, which is Hitler’s rise to power.