Another day, another attempt to take Donald TrumpAn American television personality who became US president from 2016 to 2020. He is running to be president again in 2024. 's life. In July, a shooter tried to kill him at a rally. This time , it was while the former US president was relaxing with a game of golf at his FloridaA coastal state in the south-east of the US, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Though nicknamed "the sunshine state", it also experiences phenomenal rainstorms. home.

The alleged would-be shooter is 58-year-old Ryan Routh. The gunman made it to the golf course's fence before he was spotted by Secret ServiceA government agency, intelligence agency, or the activities of a government agency, concerned with the gathering of intelligence data. members.

Many worry that political violence is now normal in America.

This is why some think the US is heading down the same path as GermanyOne of Europe's largest countries, with a popultion of nearly 86 million. before World War TwoA global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and included all of the great powers. .

In the 1920s, the Weimar RepublicThe government of Germany from 1918 to 1933. was a violent place. Between 1918 and 1922 alone, 354 politicians were murdered.

One reason for the NazisA German political party of the twentieth century, led by Adolf Hitler. The Nazis controlled Germany from the early 1930s until the end of World War II.' rise to power was that they promised to end the chaos and bring order back to the streets.

In the USA, political violence is not yet on this scale. But in 2020, at least 25 Americans were killed during protestsWhen people show they are unhappy about something. Some people protest by bringing a big group of people together and marching or chanting. and other forms of political unrest.

Others say this is nothing new. Since 1928, only one president, Dwight EisenhowerThe Republican party president of the USA between 1953 and 1961., has not faced any recorded assassinationThe murder of an important person, such as a politician, royal or business leader. attempts.

America, they argue, has always been a violent place. This is just another chapter in the USA's violent history, not a sign that worse is to come.

Is America like pre-war Germany?

Yes! There are some clear similarities: violent groups, politicians who make threats and leaders who promise to end violence.

No! The Weimar Republic was a young and weak state. The US is rich and strong. It will not go down the same path as pre-war Germany.