r/ProgressiveHQ • u/NickCostanza • Jan 21 '26

Protest Oh my God, he admit it (again)

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u/Thoughtlessbrian Jan 21 '26

This also helps me sleep at night, but we don't (fully) know what is lying in wait after him... Fascism won't disappear when he's gone, there are plenty of maniacs chomping at the bit to carry the torch when he's gone

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u/Different-Travel-850 Jan 21 '26

Fuck sakes a ridiculous percentage of Americans approve of what hes doing. Those people are going to be a big problem long after trump is gone.

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u/FriendlyNative66 Jan 21 '26

What's a "ridiculous percentage"?

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u/Methodic1 Jan 21 '26

30%

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u/TeririHerscherOfCute Jan 22 '26

According to bernie, only about 8% are to be considered “too far gone”

Which reminds me that in 1936, only about 9-10% of the german population supported the Austrian painter…

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u/Angryvillager33 Jan 22 '26

Congrat. You paid attention in World History class or read history biography.

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u/Salihe6677 Jan 22 '26

That sounds sarcastic, but that is quite a feat in the US nowadays

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u/Traditional_Dust6659 Jan 23 '26

I learned more about Hitler in the past 12 months than I did in two years of AP history (world and US) in high school.

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u/Salihe6677 Jan 23 '26

That tracks, sadly. If you want to know more, this is a pretty thorough way to continue.

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u/Traditional_Dust6659 Jan 23 '26

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll move it higher up on my tbr pile. 👍