Former Vice President Al Gore compares the US under Trump to Nazi Germany

t-online Former Vice President Al Gore compares the US under Trump to Nazi Germany 19 hours • 2 minutes read Former Vice President Former US Vice President Al Gore: In his criticism of Trump, he cites the German philosopher Theodor W. Adorno. More and more Democrats are speaking out and criticizing Donald Trump. In a 25-minute speech, former US Vice President Al Gore lashed out at the administration. Former US Vice President Al Gore compared the Trump administration to Nazi Germany in a lengthy speech on Monday at the opening of "San Francisco's Climate Week." This was reported by the news portal "Politico," among others. He said he was reminded of the Nazi Party, especially in the administration's handling of reality and facts. Gore stated: "The Trump administration persists in trying to create its own preferred version of reality." The former vice president elaborated: "It was Habermas' mentor, Theodor Adorno, who wrote that the first step in this nation's descent into hell was—I quote—'the transformation of all questions of truth into questions of power.' He described how the Nazis, and I quote again, 'attacked the very core of the distinction between true and false.' End quote." "Lessons from the History of Evil" In his speech, Gore criticized the administration for the conspiracy theories it had promoted, particularly with regard to climate policy: "They say the climate crisis is a hoax invented by the Chinese to destroy American industry. They say coal is clean. They say wind turbines cause cancer. They say sea level rise is just creating more beachfront real estate." Previously, Al Gore acknowledged that comparisons with Nazi Germany are always difficult: "It was uniquely evil, period. I get it. But there are important lessons to be learned from the history of this emerging evil." He then invoked philosophers from the Frankfurt School. Obama also speaks out In recent weeks, several prominent Democratic politicians have emerged from retirement and criticized the Trump administration. For example, Barack Obama condemned the curtailment of free speech on campuses in a speech, and election loser Kamala Harris accused the administration of unconstitutional actions. Al Gore served as Vice President in Bill Clinton's administration from 1993 to 2001. Following his vice presidency, he became increasingly active as an environmentalist, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.