Biggest similarity is Trump - a braindead far-right populist supported by conservative elites as a bludgeon against the left (or what passes for it in the US) who has created an independent cult of personality.
Biggest differences are a long history of democratic participation, the more left of the political parties not being split in two, and no mass political violence yet.
This could end up very badly if Trump wins - but we’re in a better position than Weimar Germany to pull through and ensure that Trump doesn’t win.
There are definite similarities and differences.
Biggest similarity is Trump - a braindead far-right populist supported by conservative elites as a bludgeon against the left (or what passes for it in the US) who has created an independent cult of personality.
Biggest differences are a long history of democratic participation, the more left of the political parties not being split in two, and no mass political violence yet.
This could end up very badly if Trump wins - but we’re in a better position than Weimar Germany to pull through and ensure that Trump doesn’t win.