Jon Cryer
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and find out who did it and why and um and she made a podcast about it that's one of the most amazing things that i've ever listened to and it's been lovely to be a part of it
and find out who did it and why and um and she made a podcast about it that's one of the most amazing things that i've ever listened to and it's been lovely to be a part of it
and find out who did it and why and um and she made a podcast about it that's one of the most amazing things that i've ever listened to and it's been lovely to be a part of it
well i i'm grateful um that we that we as a country have been around a lot longer than the the weimar republic germany um they didn't have constitutional traditions and uh institutions built up the way that we do so we have some real so it's not a perfect metaphor um but whenever authoritarianism is coming to your country and it can come to any
well i i'm grateful um that we that we as a country have been around a lot longer than the the weimar republic germany um they didn't have constitutional traditions and uh institutions built up the way that we do so we have some real so it's not a perfect metaphor um but whenever authoritarianism is coming to your country and it can come to any
well i i'm grateful um that we that we as a country have been around a lot longer than the the weimar republic germany um they didn't have constitutional traditions and uh institutions built up the way that we do so we have some real so it's not a perfect metaphor um but whenever authoritarianism is coming to your country and it can come to any
you know, it has a few elements that are in common, some that are shockingly in common. Like the other day, that thing came out about the Trump administration trying to promote women having babies and coming up with trophies for women having babies. Well, Hitler did that. And in fact, Suzanne's grandmother got one of those medals for having babies.
you know, it has a few elements that are in common, some that are shockingly in common. Like the other day, that thing came out about the Trump administration trying to promote women having babies and coming up with trophies for women having babies. Well, Hitler did that. And in fact, Suzanne's grandmother got one of those medals for having babies.
you know, it has a few elements that are in common, some that are shockingly in common. Like the other day, that thing came out about the Trump administration trying to promote women having babies and coming up with trophies for women having babies. Well, Hitler did that. And in fact, Suzanne's grandmother got one of those medals for having babies.
So, you know, history doesn't always repeat, but it certainly rhymes. And the big takeaway for me was watching this man and his family have to adapt to the slow changes in their country at first. And Hitler did fascinating things. He made it easy. He just made it he put small impediments in front of people at first in terms of how they were going to live their lives.
So, you know, history doesn't always repeat, but it certainly rhymes. And the big takeaway for me was watching this man and his family have to adapt to the slow changes in their country at first. And Hitler did fascinating things. He made it easy. He just made it he put small impediments in front of people at first in terms of how they were going to live their lives.
So, you know, history doesn't always repeat, but it certainly rhymes. And the big takeaway for me was watching this man and his family have to adapt to the slow changes in their country at first. And Hitler did fascinating things. He made it easy. He just made it he put small impediments in front of people at first in terms of how they were going to live their lives.
And slowly it forced people to change their lives, to adapt to him. And and it just it was it was easier to become a Nazi. And to be and to to, you know, it wasn't clear, you know, Hitler wasn't Hitler until he was, you know, we we we feel like, oh, that guy was obviously evil day one, you know, but it's like, no, it didn't. You know, he just seemed like a guy who loved Germany.
And slowly it forced people to change their lives, to adapt to him. And and it just it was it was easier to become a Nazi. And to be and to to, you know, it wasn't clear, you know, Hitler wasn't Hitler until he was, you know, we we we feel like, oh, that guy was obviously evil day one, you know, but it's like, no, it didn't. You know, he just seemed like a guy who loved Germany.
And slowly it forced people to change their lives, to adapt to him. And and it just it was it was easier to become a Nazi. And to be and to to, you know, it wasn't clear, you know, Hitler wasn't Hitler until he was, you know, we we we feel like, oh, that guy was obviously evil day one, you know, but it's like, no, it didn't. You know, he just seemed like a guy who loved Germany.
you know uh and uh uh you know he had a he had a coup that didn't quite work uh but he went to jail and and made so many uh speeches that were so beautiful and and and and got people so excited about being german again that uh that uh he came out of jail more powerful than he'd been before And everybody said, well, at least that guy really loves Germany, you know.
you know uh and uh uh you know he had a he had a coup that didn't quite work uh but he went to jail and and made so many uh speeches that were so beautiful and and and and got people so excited about being german again that uh that uh he came out of jail more powerful than he'd been before And everybody said, well, at least that guy really loves Germany, you know.
you know uh and uh uh you know he had a he had a coup that didn't quite work uh but he went to jail and and made so many uh speeches that were so beautiful and and and and got people so excited about being german again that uh that uh he came out of jail more powerful than he'd been before And everybody said, well, at least that guy really loves Germany, you know.
But but again, it's it's you know, you you see these things and you go, oh, you know, I would love to think that I'd be really brave in times like that. And I would love to think so. But it's really hard. They make it really hard and they make the consequences so much worse than just just going along with it. You know, and that's why so many people did it.
But but again, it's it's you know, you you see these things and you go, oh, you know, I would love to think that I'd be really brave in times like that. And I would love to think so. But it's really hard. They make it really hard and they make the consequences so much worse than just just going along with it. You know, and that's why so many people did it.