2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: US editor of Israel's Haaretz: Thanks to Trump, We Can Better Understand How Hitler Was Possible [View all]The Wizard
(12,545 posts)has been very effective in convincing viewers that they're victims of all things not Republican. As such, all Democrats are enemies for giving tax dollars to the disadvantaged and lazy (minorities). The deliberate dumbing down started by George Wallace and Spiro Agnew and later made policy by Reagan has produced a pliable underclass willing to vote against its own best interests out of the worst fears and lowest instincts exploited by the GOP, aided and abetted by Pox News and hate radio.
Our demise was by design to enrich the already wealthy, and ensure that the wealthy elites are never at risk of losing their fortunes, be they legitimate or ill gotten.
A two tiered feudal system is the ultimate dream of those who have the levers of power and 90% of the wealth.
The dupes have yet to realize that their heroes on the right have them forging the chains of their own enslavement.
Maybe that Nietzsche guy knew something about human nature.