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Since Trump won the election, I have noticed an escalation of hate for the “other�. The “other�, being anyone who is not aligned with Trump. This intolerance for the other/left has only been emboldened by Trump’s victory. A gloating, sadistic and vicious attitude is clearly seen in our social media platforms by Trump acolytes. This escalation of hate can easily evolve into what happened in Germany in the 1920s: violent clashes between the left and right. The left (and others) had been scapegoated as the problem with Germany. That set the stage for their punishment and the descent into fascism. In the US, long-term propaganda from the right has created a mindset where the left is not only hated but not believed in anything they say or write. The left is portrayed as a putrid force, destroying nations. Fascism always polarizes nations into the righteous “us� versus the evil “them.� Trump’s creation of this mindset has been masterful in a fascist sort of way.