The rise of Hitler – v5

The rise of Hitler, of Mussolini, Marcos,
Orban, Putin, any strongman in power,
corrupting human hearts, propaganda,
lies gathering the weak, the gullible,
becoming a movement, a cult of personality…
 
No turning back, no returning,
from the rise of this madness,
a gathering storm of grievances,
a threat too present, too grave,
soon there will be blood in the street…
 
The Leader demanding loyalty,
fealty over facts, reality, above all else,
truth of the moment, corrupted,
anything to hold onto, to regain,
raw power above all else…
 
A slippery slope, a precedent,
silence of the masses, unbelieving,
martyrdom to madness, an army rising,
finding a group to blame, to torment,
history that is too easy to repeat, now…
 
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Edited August 21, 2024
The rise of Hitler – v5
 
Edited March 11, 2024
The rise of Hitler – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-rise-of-hitler-v4.html
Edited August 7, 2023
The rise of Hitler – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler-v3.html
Edited August 7, 2023
The rise of Hitler – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler-v2.html
August 3, 2023
The rise of Hitler
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler.html
August 1, 2023
Stanza 1
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686546442041663488
Stanza 2
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686547189693120512
July 31, 2023
Responding to post by John Dean
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686185973531459584
“Your post here speaks to the different gravity of this moment
to the one you covered with Nixon in 1972-1974.
The existential threat to America, to democracy,
to the rule of law, is so much greater.”
July 30, 2023
https://twitter.com/JohnWDean/status/1685577422237028352
“Anyone who cannot fathom how Hitler got control of Germany
need only look at Trump’s hold on the base of the GOP and
the refusal of GOP leaders who know what is happening
to call out his criminal conduct.”
 
 
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