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And the one figure who knew best how to exploit their frustration was Adolf Hitler.īittner acknowledges that comparing Trump to Hitler is “absurd,” then proceeds to do exactly that, noting that stories about the supposed sabotage were “the heart of Nazi propaganda, and instrumental in justifying violence against opponents.” One hundred years ago, amid the implosions of Imperial Germany, powerful conservatives who led the country into war refused to accept that they had lost.Īmong a sizable number of Germans, it stirred resentment, humiliation and anger. Contributing writer Jochen Bittner, who is also affiliated with Germany’s Die Zeit, argued that Trump’s claims of voter fraud are like Germany’s belief that sabotage led to defeat in World War I:Ītching President Trump’s “Stop the Steal” campaign since Election Day, I can’t help but see a parallel to one of the most dreadful episodes from Germany’s history.
Nevertheless, the Times has decided that Trump’s legal challenges warrant comparison to Nazi Germany.
The Times won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for its reporting on “Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its connections to the Trump campaign, the President-elect’s transition team and his eventual administration.” There was no evidence of collusion, though the Times‘ reporting, which was never tested in a court of law, was used to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2016 election.
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