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Collective Guilt, Then and Now
Photo credit: Ted Rall / WhoWhatWhy

American Apathy Enables an Authoritarian Regime

10/03/26

Collective guilt, then and now.

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When the Nazi regime was toppled in 1945, there were those, including many Germans, who felt that the country bore a collective guilt for the atrocities that were committed. 

However, as is demonstrated by the American apathy toward the actions of a president who threatens another country with annihilation, violates laws, and shatters norms on a daily basis, standing up to authoritarians requires action. 

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  • Ted Rall is an American columnist, syndicated editorial cartoonist, and author. His most recent book is "The Stringer," a graphic novel in which journalism meets "Breaking Bad."

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