Whoever can conquer the street will one day conquer the state, for every form of power politics and any dictatorship-run state has its roots in the street.
Joseph Goebbels
Pay attention people.
They didn’t conquer the street. Seattle’s worthless mayor handed it to them without a fight. One councilman opened the back door and let them in.
Whoever can conquer the street will one day conquer the state, for every form of power politics and any dictatorship-run state has its roots in the street.I'm watching a wonderful and instructive British documentary from 1977 called "Hitler: A Career" on Netflix. Both Hitler and Goebbels failed at their chosen careers and began vigorous street-level rabble rousing right after WW I and in the 1920s. His quote is indeed prophetic. The documentary is worth watching as much for historical learning as watching the playbook of the commie / socialists as they rise to power here.
There are huge differences between then and today. Germany was a complete shambles after WW I, jobs were scarce, inflations was stratospheric, there were warring factions in the streets, and the people were dejected. We don't have that type of unrest today. Also, the commie / socialists do not have a charismatic speaker / spokesperson like Hitler who promised to fix things. There are, of course, a lot of parallels. Goebbels had film crews follow Hitler everywhere in the 20s and he mastered the art of propaganda. Today we have CNN, the NYT and the entire mainstream media doing the same thing for the commie / anarchist left wing.