Does history repeat itself?
In the 1930s, Germans wanted change. A charismatic person came along and enchanted them. He was elected.
Gradually, he took more and more power. He scapegoated a group of people, whipping up his followers to hate the identified “others.”
We know how that story ended.
I see similarities happening here in the USA. A charismatic leader promises change, while taking more and more power to himself, and whipping up fear of “others.” How will our story end?
It is said that a frog in a pot of warm water, heating up, will not jump out until too late, and it’s cooked. Our pot is coming to a boil. Will we hop out in time?
Joan Worthing
Southampton
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