K&R

Horrifying, but he's right.

the Republicans had better remove him sooner rather than later as if they wait to long then a number of them might end up participating as victims in a reenactment of the Night of the Long Knives.
Not to mention as defendants in trials after his eventual fall should they go along with similar things that happened in Germany later on.

Maybe the dichotomy between rural and urban sensibilities but not the severe economic deprivations and general sense that the entire nation was on the verge of collapse.

of the House and later the Senate as well as Trump could not have risen to power had they not enabled it.

Rather the Weimar Germany of beaten down pride of one group. In Germany the selected boogeyman was the Jew. Here, Trump selected anyone not white as the reason for this “American Carnage.” Simply the use of the “other”.

At the end was a Q & A session and it was then that we found out she either didn't write it--or she was a lousy impromptu speaker. Each of her answers were variations of "Just vote for Democrats and you'll see why." It was equivalent to a third grader's "Cuz".

She was then followed by Ken Burns, equally eloquent in his speech, but absolutely nailed the Q & A session. No notes, no flip charts, never referred to his speech. A consummate pro who defended his ideology with grace, humor, and plenty of facts.

I was actually embarrassed for Streisand.

And all those republicans in the senate who let Trump off are now culpable for his crimes.

... cheat in any upcoming elections like Trump in both situations.

Hitler, like Trump, used new technology like airplanes to get around to retail politics and the radio to get his message out to Nazi cult members.

America right now has less excuses than the German populous circa 1930 cause Hitler actually won his 37 - 42% support in the German parliament by ground pounding and getting a Future focused racist message out to the German populous.

Trump didn't win the US election with his 37% base seeing it was Russian backed 3rd party candidates in the 5 swing states along with voter suppression (two things we know factually happened) that swung those Republican led states electoral votes to him.

and have dreams of being an artist. Nor did Trump earn field commendations for bravery in the military during a horrific world war (WWI). Nor did Trump help form a political movement and work hard for its headway. Nor did Trump have Hitler's oratorical gifts or the ability to write his own book.

As terrible as it is to say about such a monster, Hitler's rise was more a product of his own determination and cunning. Trump started at home plate and never left there.

Their similarities come in their fondness for autocracy, fascistic leanings and their racism.

For reasons that should be obvious. This is where education comes in, and it has nothing to do with elitism. Ken Burns has made a lifetime out of the study of America, from various perspectives. Life experience qualifications.

Other names that spring to mind:

Carl Sagan

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

A. Lincoln

All folks who are capable of saying it far better and more pithy than can I.

more about our country and its culture and history than many of us have ever learned, though he is not a formal historian. Heartfelt K&R for the OP as well as the discussion.

Burns and crew got the memories of some survivors of the dust bowl on record while they were / are still with us.

Spot on.

all along.

What is WRONG with those who support him??! More in the wealth class than is discussed. They are using working class MAGATs to do their dirty work.

Burns' mention of civil war is chilling...

“...than to see what you share in common.”

In a nutshell. Thank you, Mr. Burns.

I read a book he wrote called "vietnam" or "War" can't remember. It was a good read though.