In their ignorance the Trump campaign delivered a nice own goal: if they love the 2nd Reich of 1871 so much they should adopt a couple of their policies.
Universal healthcare for example - introduced in 1883 by a conservative chancellor by the name of Bismarck.
The “Second Reich” referred to the German Empire. After WWI, “The Weimar Republic,[b] officially known as the German Reich,[c] was a historical period of Germany from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclaimed itself, as the German Republic.”
Oh, so Trump is now running on the glory of the German republic? Seems like an odd shift in campaign strategy. /s
“Reich” doesn’t mean “Nazi”.
That might be true in german. But Trump’s addressing the US, and particularly a demographic known to a) not speak german, b) associate "Reich"with the propaganda of the Aryan Third Reich of Nazi propaganda, which was the ideal to be ushered in by (and excuse) the Holocaust, Secret Police, Ghettos, systematic execution of homosexuals/disabled/colored, the subjugation of the lesser races, and other pastimes of the notoriously sympatico nazis.
And confederate flag. Yes, it is a historical embarrassment to the families of a small group of traitors, but it is now primarily a symbol of ignorance and racism.
Sorry, you’re completely utterly wrong here. First, the Reichs:
Reich: Holy Roman Empire (of the German Nation).
Reich: (Unified) German Empire (1871-1918). → that’s the one they were referring to by wording, but not by implication.
Reich: Nazi Germany (1933-1945). → context and implication should make it clear they mean this one.
The Weimar Republic took place between the second and the third Reich. It would’ve been a golden age of great prosperity if it weren’t for the Versailles contract and the Great Depression. It’s still had great economic achievements, which often get falsely attributed to Nazi Germany. You can be 100% sure that the Trump campaign doesn’t refer to this one. And please don’t conflate it with the 2nd Reich.
Even though the wording seems to indicate the 1871 German Reich the wording unified Reich and the use of the term Reich in English make this a Nazi Bullhorn.
Edit to add: In their ignorance the Trump campaign delivered a nice own goal: if they love the 2nd Reich of 1871 so much they should adopt a couple of their policies. Universal healthcare for example - introduced in 1883 by a conservative chancellor by the name of Bismarck.
The debates are going to be hilarious. Biden is diminished, but Trump has completely lost the script. Debates last for an hour or two.
Biden might fuck up a name or other detail, but Trump is going to vomit insanity all over everyone who didn’t go into the debate already agreeing with his madness.
And the scary thing is, a significant portion of the country will actively cheer him on for it. The dude could go into a full on fugue state, take a shit on the stage and start jacking off, and the MAGA dipshits would still be talking about how that's somehow 4d chess
I’ve come to the same conclusion. I’ve been wrapped up in political bullshit for years but trying to pull myself out because in all that time, no matter who wins, shit gets worse. The system does what the system will do and right now it seems determined to self immolate.
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