In Boston, we remember what the Holocaust was

"The things I saw beggar description."

Click the numbered boxes above "Exhibits" to see what he wanted remembered.

For me the Holocaust Memorial is about remembering not only the millions murdered by government decree, but also what led up to and allowed that industry and government of murder to exist.

From reading William Shire's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich I see strong personality similarities between one of the major characters that caused The Holocaust. Two very different cultures however; the conditions that allowed the Third Reich do not exist today. So I hope.

I am concerned however that Republicans will fall in line lock step with the current President and let him push the boundaries of civilized society. Would he go so far as to try to build camps for Muslims and Latin immigrants in this nation (regardless of whether they are convicted criminals - although someone will chirp up, oh if they entered illegally then they already broke a crime.)? I hope not. Yet his propaganda makes Muslim and Latin immigrants sound like they are all evil. If camps were built then we can be sure they would be stopping points before deportation. Deportation is a long process if followed under fair rules. But then if the judiciary is packed with ideologues those rules might change. Plus there have to be nations willing to accept the deportees (and some of those nations may accept and then eliminate the deportees). This could turn into a horror show of government abuse. Would there be ships left at sea filled with deportees who are rejected from the U.S. but refused entry by other nations?

One similarity between here and now and the 30s in middle Europe: at both times the goal of a political party was power for the sake of power. Do anything required to accumulate power. Between Republicans striving to eliminate Democrats in state elections and staying in bed with the religious right that seems the current philosophy of the Republican power elite.

Did anyone read the Times piece about how the majority of religious right rejected Trump the candidate but now that Trump is President they are fully behind him? If they objected to Trump the candidate on "moral" grounds then there is no reason to support him now - except for now Trump is the means to power.

Trump's vague threat to enter into Chicago itself suggests that he is willing to use military to enforce his direct rule. If he followed standard form then all he would need is some politicians in Chicago or even Illinois say that the city is out of control, Mr. President please take over.

I'm sure other folks have read that in the U.S. a fascist party will have the flag of the cross as its banner.

I hope that I am paranoid and seeing bad guys where there are none. But knowing what religious right say about gays ("reparative torture", I mean therapy), their view of women as subordinate and the desire for a Second Coming of their god and the violence that entails, I see a very dangerous time.