r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 1d ago

Soft Paywall Obama Breaks Silence on Trump’s ‘Unimaginable’ Presidency - “Imagine if I had done any of this,” the former two-term president said.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obama-breaks-silence-on-trumps-unimaginable-presidency/
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u/GoodIdea321 America 1d ago

Sounds like it's a good time for them to switch parties, and switch how they vote.

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u/JohnStamosAsABear 1d ago

Unfortunately that requires a spine and morals other than clinging to power. 

This is fascism at work. They’re afraid of being stuck in the out-group.

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u/GoodIdea321 America 1d ago

If they had more foresight, they would know they will become part of the out-group eventually. Just look at the end of Nazi Germany.

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u/livsjollyranchers 1d ago

No need to look at the end. Look at the very beginning.

Hitler and the Nationalists (the "old-school" conservatives of their day) formed a coalition government in the early 30s. Before long, Hitler seized full power and the Nationalists were scrambling for their life.

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u/GoodIdea321 America 1d ago

And the Reichstag fire after the politicians voted to give up their power.

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u/No_Fail_1325 20h ago

Kristallnacht