U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests

Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by sillysaurusx on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:13PM (#25664046)

According to the history of Weimar Germany, this seems nothing like that, though. They enforced their views with guns. We reinforce our views with protests. Yes, there are some crazy folks with guns, but that's different than the politicians themselves having a personal military that they use to purge opponents.

However, I'd love a deep historical perspective – it would be fascinating if there were parallels to be drawn. But, are there any?

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by belorn on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @09:00PM (#25666299)

The historical comparison is not that great. About half of the American population is not unemployed and at the risk of starving. Most of the production of food and resources is not being sent to nearby countries in the form of payments for a lost war. There is no hyperinflation that is causing a massive drop in living standards.

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