How Republicans follow the Nazi playbook

On the seventh anniversary of the deadly Pulse nightclub shooting in Florida, Nazis protest in front of Disney World in Orlando.

"Anti-Trans Politicians Are Following the Nazi Playbook. Right-wingers don’t have any answers for the issues that matter, so they’re viciously attacking a vulnerable minority." - Other Words

How did Nazis persecute the LGBTQ as well as Jews? What were the symbols they used? How does Pastor Niemoller's advice apply today? What anti-LGBTQ bills are Republicans passing? Follow along with this infographic.

Nazi playbook

"Nazis stereotyped Jews as rich, and devious, Attacking this vulnerable, long-persecuted, as repulsive and dangerous was the German far right’s way to activate loathing while evading the fact that they had no solutions for Germany’s real problems. Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and other GOP leaders are following the Nazi playbook, substituting transgender youth for the Jews. They industriously promote hatred, fear, and physical revulsion of this small group and pretend it’s out of concern for children.

It’s no coincidence that open antisemites actively harass LGBTQ events, nor that right-wing anti-LGBTQ rhetoric invokes anti-semitic tropes. In Nazi Germany, transgender people were viciously targeted alongside Jews. And although today’s GOP denies that it welcomes Jew-haters, they are comfortable working with anti-semites jointly attacking trans and LGBTQ people." - The Goodmen Project

Right-wing attacks against trans people are straight out of the Nazi playbook

"Right-wing attacks against trans people in the U.S. are intensifying. Though the American Academy of Pediatrics and every major medical association approves gender-affirming health care for trans kids, Republican politicians have banned it in 19 states, with even more moving to prohibit it.

Gender-affirming medicine is now over 100 years old – and it has roots in Weimar Germany. It had never before been legally restricted in the U.S. Yet Missouri has essentially banned it for adults, and other states are trying to restrict adult care. A host of other anti-trans bills are moving through state legislatures. It’s a reminder that attacks on trans people are nothing new – and that many of them are straight out of the Nazi playbook." - The Conversation

TakeAway: Understand the Nazi playbook that MAGA Republicans are following. “Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It.”

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References

What groups did the Nazi government target other than Jews?
JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF PREWAR GERMANY
How the Nazis targeted trans people
MARTIN NIEMÖLLER: "FIRST THEY CAME FOR..."
Anti-Trans Politicians Are Following the Nazi Playbook
Armed Ohio Neo-Nazis Waving Swastika Flags Target Drag Event Again
Nazi Flags At Disney World
Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures