Bitek
Lifer
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Sieg Heil!
I have long been amused by people who, when I tell them Nazi Germany happened because even the most technologically advanced nations suffer from self-hate, deny it with the claim that such a cataclysm could never happen here.
People have no idea of the magnitude of their hatred or who it is directed at or how far they will go to keep it out of conscious awareness so they will never really understand how hatred is projected and justified. In this way the slightest fault that would spark the desire for the total annihilation of a perceived enemy can be forgiven in a heartbeat if done by a perceived protector.
All that is needed for this madness to manifest is a sense of entitlement and America has that is spades.
Belong or die!
IMO, it's a manifestation of a historical sense of prosperity and entitlement to it, contrasted with the ever increasing economic insecurity, with the Great Recession finally triggering a real phycologic break.
Driven by fear, we are collectively surrendering control to the animal brain, which can respond in violent desperation.
Add an accelerant like Trump, who gains from stoking our worst impulses, and we have a very dangerous mix.
