Is this well balanced or to left wing?
Hollywood loves sticking to to Republicans.
Is it fair to both views? Is it just a hit job in disguise?
Should I bother to watch? It sounds intriguing.
I am a moderate.
far-left trying to draw parallels between the german and trump with insane mental gymnastics
shareUgh...that is what it sounds like thanks.
The show is about America's descent into fascism during the 40s.
Trumpism isn't conservatism. Trumpism is closer to illiberal democracy or similar to Putin's type of government.
Keelai,
stop drinking the koolaid.
The show's creators and actors themselves state the show is about:
"What happens to a country lead astray by right-wing populism and the rhetoric of fear."
"What we're seeing right now is people demonizing whole groups of people."
"If you read the book, the parallels between that imagined time and ours are profound."
"What happens when the far-right and notions of isolationism takeover."
"What if people allowed Nazism, Fascism and anti-Semitism to become a part of the mainstream"
"We have to fight for the America we want or we won't have it."
"Pay attention, wake up, do something."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOVJySuRDM
Fear, hate, division (demonizing the "other"), and isolationism are used by populists to empower themselves and slowly destroy democracy. Further descent happens when a society normalizes evil (ex. separating young children from their parents and placing children in cages).
A great book to read is the best-seller, award-winning "How Democracies Die" by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. It explains the difference between liberal democracy and illiberal democracy and how democracy becomes slowly and deceptively subverted by an autocratic leader.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2018/jan/21/this-is-how-democracies-die
When Putin attacked democracy in 2019, Trump failed to defend it.
George Lucas addressed how democracies become a tyranny in the subplot of his prequel trilogy.
"So this is how democracy ends - with thunderous applause" (populism and support).
"My loyalty is to the republic, not to the chancellor." (fealty to an autocrat instead of democracy).
Republican Voters Against Trump. Listen to their reasons for not supporting Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpvhbv-_NVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tectn7K7MmY
Lol. Stop projecting, Democrats! The Democrats are the ones who thrive on division and misery. They are the party of segregarion, slavery, the KKK and death.
Funny how libtard David Simon seems to have forgotten this historic fact about the KKK and slavery. If it weren't for Republicans there would still be slavery and segregation. No wonder MLK was Republican.
Nazism, fascism and antisemitism are all owned by Democrats. Instead, they're blaming the other side of what they are guilty of. I wouldn't expect anything else from satan worshippers.
You're off-topic and not discussing the show. Your rant belongs in the politics section.
shareIsn't funny how they themselves are spreading fear (of the right) and demonizing whole groups of people (the right)??? A bunch of hypocrites. Have they forgotten the horrors the far-left has brought into this world (communism anyone?).
shareThe 2020 election is the first step into an illiberal democracy . I will give you Trump's style of populism set it in motion.
shareAKA: Trumpism.
The next few presidential elections will be a dangerous time for American democracy. Trump's successors have paid attention, learned from his failures and will likely inherit his followers and news media support.
Why not watch it (or at least just give it a try, one or two episodes) and make your own opinion about it?
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