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Bavorskoami

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17. Gleichschaltung

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 02:36 PM

Wednesday

Not surprisingly there is a German word for what is happening.

Merriam-Webster says:
Gleichschaltung - noun
Gleich·schal·tung ˈglīḵˌshäl(ˌ tu̇ŋ, -təŋ

: the act, process, or policy of achieving rigid and total coordination and uniformity (as in politics, culture, communication) by forcibly repressing or eliminating independence and freedom of thought, action, or expression : forced reduction to a common level : forced standardization or assimilation

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