Turning Troops on Civilians: Is it Nazi?

Welcome back to Is It Nazi? a series of short, summary essays that takes a look at the headlines for a historical comparison. To avoid the paywall, please sign up for my newsletter. Previous essay HERE. Research based on my new book THE INTERMEDIARIES.

Today we ask: is it Nazi to turn troops against your own civilians? You know, like Trump just did in LA by federalizing the California National Guard against the wishes of its governor? Shooting at reporters with so-called “less-lethals”? (a rubber bullet took out the eye of reporter Linda Tirado during George Floyd, nearly killed her, and has resulted in her being disabled… so the word “less” is doing a lot of lifting). And otherwise using the empty threat of “invasion” to permit the creation of an authoritarian, militarized, police state?

Yes. That’s just — I mean. Fucking yes. No need for a dissertation on this — it’s literally just YES.

Brandy is the author of THE INTERMEDIARIES: A Weimar Story.