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tblue37

(68,235 posts)
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 07:40 AM 20 hrs ago

Pritzker likens the first year in Trump's America to the "early days of Nazi Germany."

In a discussion with @aaronparnas.bsky.social, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker likens the first year in Trump's America to the "early days of Nazi Germany."

"That is where we are right now."

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:51:08.282Z
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Pritzker likens the first year in Trump's America to the "early days of Nazi Germany." (Original Post) tblue37 20 hrs ago OP
Yup SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #1
He's not wrong. GoCubsGo 19 hrs ago #2
Governor Pritzker is one of the founders of The Illinois Holocaust Museum mucifer 18 hrs ago #3
I remember all the ridicule when the Hitler-Trump comparisons started a few years ago. sop 18 hrs ago #4
"Full Godwin in one" Kid Berwyn 16 hrs ago #7
No one dares mention Godwin's Law these days. sop 15 hrs ago #8
PRITZKER'S GOT MY VOTE! Kid Berwyn 16 hrs ago #5
He isn't wrong orangecrush 16 hrs ago #6
Trump retaliating against his opponents for his criminal convictions and 2020 election defeat Zorro 14 hrs ago #9
True words fro one of our BEST! bluestarone 14 hrs ago #10

GoCubsGo

(34,695 posts)
2. He's not wrong.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 07:49 AM
19 hrs ago

The Nazis were not as stupid as these idiots are, but other than that, yup.

sop

(17,614 posts)
4. I remember all the ridicule when the Hitler-Trump comparisons started a few years ago.
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 09:33 AM
18 hrs ago

Who's laughing now?

Kid Berwyn

(23,229 posts)
7. "Full Godwin in one"
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:08 AM
16 hrs ago

DU from 2013 (the good times):

What would the world look like if the NAZIs had won World War II?

https://democraticunderground.com/10022152807

Zorro

(18,357 posts)
9. Trump retaliating against his opponents for his criminal convictions and 2020 election defeat
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:45 PM
14 hrs ago

is similar to Hitler's retaliation against France and England for the burdens imposed on Germany by the Versailles Treaty.

Same mindset.

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