" the easy resort to Hitler analogies is usually not very illuminating"
Autocrat 101:
Charlottesville: Trump is faced with a threat the he has been unable to stop: the investigations. A group he has been condoning throughout his campaign plan and carry out a violent rally. Trump needs this violence to produce more fear in the population, but also to give cover for rescinding civil rights and arresting his opponents. An autocrat can silence his enemies if they are all in one place. Trump can not condemn the neo-Nazis now. He needs more violence. Who else sent out armed bands to attack citizens in the street?
" the easy resort to Hitler analogies is usually not very illuminating"
Autocrat 101:
Charlottesville: Trump is faced with a threat the he has been unable to stop: the investigations. A group he has been condoning throughout his campaign plan and carry out a violent rally. Trump needs this violence to produce more fear in the population, but also to give cover for rescinding civil rights and arresting his opponents. An autocrat can silence his enemies if they are all in one place. Trump can not condemn the neo-Nazis now. He needs more violence. Who else sent out armed bands to attack citizens in the street?