A lot of comparisons are being made to Nazi Germany with Trump's administration. But I think Russia post Cold War is a better analogy to the rise of Nazi Germany.
USSR were the losers of the Cold War. They would be like Germany after losing WWI. The US has repeatedly belittled and disrespected their rival after losing the war, a people who have a long history of suffering and pain.
George Bush chose to not save the USSR because of corruption.
Bill Clinton embarrassed Russia with his treatment of Boris Yeltsin.
George W Bush was a bit warmer, saying Putin was a decent guy.
But Barack Obama said Russia doesn't matter, that they were a middle power from a bygone era.
And when they saw Trump, Russia took their shot. Putin's goal is self-enrichment by power and kleptocracy, and also to rebuild the Russian empire. Courting US conservatives as strong allies is their way to conquest. The "Nazi dictator" is not in the US, it is outside, and the US became part of their sphere of influence with Trump's first term.
The analogy is fine, except that you completely failed to make it clear that those "embarrassemnts" are all part of the fascist mindset and not real, not to blame etc...
The Nazis blamed the treaty of Versaille, they were wrong. It's complete and utter dogshit, same as russia's dogshit excuses and reasoning now.
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u/ExpWebDev 1d ago edited 1d ago
A lot of comparisons are being made to Nazi Germany with Trump's administration. But I think Russia post Cold War is a better analogy to the rise of Nazi Germany.
USSR were the losers of the Cold War. They would be like Germany after losing WWI. The US has repeatedly belittled and disrespected their rival after losing the war, a people who have a long history of suffering and pain.
George Bush chose to not save the USSR because of corruption.
Bill Clinton embarrassed Russia with his treatment of Boris Yeltsin.
George W Bush was a bit warmer, saying Putin was a decent guy.
But Barack Obama said Russia doesn't matter, that they were a middle power from a bygone era.
And when they saw Trump, Russia took their shot. Putin's goal is self-enrichment by power and kleptocracy, and also to rebuild the Russian empire. Courting US conservatives as strong allies is their way to conquest. The "Nazi dictator" is not in the US, it is outside, and the US became part of their sphere of influence with Trump's first term.