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‘It took the Nazis one month’: Pritzker compares Trump’s policies to 1930s Germany

JL;DR SUMMARY Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, invoking his Jewish heritage and historical knowledge, drew controversial parallels between Donald Trump's recent policies and the rise of Nazi Germany. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustTrump AdministrationAuthoritarianismNazi GermanyHolocaust EducationImmigration PoliciesJ.B. PritzkerSkokie MarchIllinois PoliticsRepublican Backlash

Places mentioned

Illinois, United States
"Ilinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Aug. 20, 2024."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"hosted the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August"
Skokie, Illinois, United States
"attempt by neo-Nazis to march in Skokie, Illinois, then home to one of the largest populations of Holocaust survivors."
Germany
"It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame."

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