Letter from William Streck
Fascism Has Momentum
Germany did not have a good year in 1933. The United States of America is not having a good year in 2025. Both years share a theme of social and political unrest during which leaders who stoked economic and social dissatisfaction came to power. Germany fell under the authoritarian rule of Adolf Hitler, while Donald Trump assumed the presidency in 2025.
Hitler stoked economic anger by scapegoating groups like communists, fascists and Jews. Similarly, Trump has targeted immigrants, transgender individuals, DEI, liberals, and essentially anyone who opposes him. Once in power, Hitler purged his political opponents, a tactic Trump mirrors by using state power to target his foes.
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