Analysis: Hitler, Stalin & Trump

"Every area of life—from culture & the arts to education & science—becomes subordinated to the preferences" of the authoritarian leader.

"Hitler was unusually successful, reordering every aspect of German society."

Trump’s retributions "are designed to intimidate political opponents, particularly liberals & progressives in the states that voted against him in 2016, 2020, & 2024."

counterpunch.org/2026/02/02/ac…

#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #Autocracy #Trump .

Acts of Revisionism: Hitler, Stalin and Trump - CounterPunch.org

Authoritarian leaders typically attempt a radical reshaping of civic life.  Every area of life—from culture and the arts to education and science—becomes subordinated to the preferences of the leader.

^{Melvin Goodman (CounterPunch.org)}

#StateTerror
A brief guide for Americans

by #TimothySnyder

Yesterday the president defied a #SCOTUS ruling to return a man who was mistakenly sent to a gulag in another country, celebrated the suffering of this innocent person, & spoke of sending Americans to foreign #ConcentrationCamps.

This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, & it has to be identified as such to be stopped.

#law #Trump #tyranny #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship
snyder.substack.com/p/state-te…

State Terror

^{Timothy Snyder (Thinking about...)}

When in doubt, throw the Kurds under a bus.

Congratulations to Sweden and Finland for giving in to a genocidal dictator’s demands.

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#kurds #erdoğan #nato #turkey #sweden #finland #democracy #autocracy #europeanValues

Turkey agrees to back Finland, Sweden NATO bid

Turkey agreed to lift opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding the summit.

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