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Someone's so-called president the 45 devil appears to indeed be a enemy of the U.S. Constitution as in its 'People' and civilization, etc.
'Enemy of the people': Trump's phrase and its echoes of totalitarianism
The phrase the president has repeatedly said in his attacks on the media was used by dictators including Stalin and Mao
Donald Trump’s repeated use of the phrase “enemies of the people” in his attacks on the media has stoked anger and fear not only because of general concerns that he is demonising a pillar of American democracy, but because of its echoes of totaliariansim.
The phrase has old roots, even appearing in a Shakespeare play, but it became well known in the 20th century when it was adopted by dictators from Stalin to Mao, and Nazi propagandists, to justify their murderous purges of millions.
Stalin was perhaps most closely associated with the phrase, which successor Nikita Khrushchev specifically denounced in a landmark speech after Stalin’s death, which he used to begin dismantling the dictator’s poisonous legacy.
'Disgusting news': Donald Trump whips up crowd anger as he vilifies
“Stalin originated the concept ‘enemy of the people’. This term automatically made it unnecessary that the ideological errors of a man be proven,” Khrushchev said in his secret address to the Communist party’s inner circle.
“It made possible the use of the cruellest repression, against anyone who in any way disagreed with Stalin, against those who were only suspected of hostile intent, against those who had bad reputations.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/03/trump-enemy-of-the-people-meaning-history
'Enemy of the people': Trump's phrase and its echoes of totalitarianism
The phrase the president has repeatedly said in his attacks on the media was used by dictators including Stalin and Mao
Donald Trump’s repeated use of the phrase “enemies of the people” in his attacks on the media has stoked anger and fear not only because of general concerns that he is demonising a pillar of American democracy, but because of its echoes of totaliariansim.
The phrase has old roots, even appearing in a Shakespeare play, but it became well known in the 20th century when it was adopted by dictators from Stalin to Mao, and Nazi propagandists, to justify their murderous purges of millions.
Stalin was perhaps most closely associated with the phrase, which successor Nikita Khrushchev specifically denounced in a landmark speech after Stalin’s death, which he used to begin dismantling the dictator’s poisonous legacy.
'Disgusting news': Donald Trump whips up crowd anger as he vilifies
“Stalin originated the concept ‘enemy of the people’. This term automatically made it unnecessary that the ideological errors of a man be proven,” Khrushchev said in his secret address to the Communist party’s inner circle.
“It made possible the use of the cruellest repression, against anyone who in any way disagreed with Stalin, against those who were only suspected of hostile intent, against those who had bad reputations.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/03/trump-enemy-of-the-people-meaning-history
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