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People were mislead with propaganda to vote against their own interests.


"Yes, history repeats itself. You're fooling people with your propaganda."

"Oh, Sawatzki... You don't understand. In 1933, people were not fooled by propaganda. They elected a leader, who openly disclosed his plans in great clarity. The Germans elected me."

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ALTkMpPLuU


so... elected


Adolf Hitler was elected. I would still say he overthrew the government of Germany. We are in the midst of a frighteningly similar takeover.


I was being a bit intentionally facetious and suggesting that your comment is basically the nature of elections regardless of who you vote for. But I feel like with regard to the U.S there are many better contemporary examples of overthrowing governments. Iraq, Afghanistan, all throughout central and south america, it's pretty much their job at this point. The fact that someone has come in and started swinging a morning star around in the head office is an interesting and dangerous new twist, one that will hopefully end up incomparable to the infamous leaders of atrocity in history.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in...


So was Mussolini




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