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[–] microlyfe 0 points 23 points (+23|-0) ago 

And Democrats compared Bush to Hitler. Nothing has changed. People just like comparing people they don't like to Hitler.

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[–] 5268046? 2 points 8 points (+10|-2) ago 

Everyone but neo-con Republicans compared Bush jr to Hitler.

He invaded countries on nothing but a paper-thin ruse and re-introduced internment camps, after all.

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[–] Lake 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

No. Anyone that argues their point and doesn't start name calling didn't call him Hitler.

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[–] HeavyBrain 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Why not Mao? He had a way greater killcount and was more directlly involved killing his own people/government.

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[–] Broc_Lia [S] 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Hitler has been used as propaganda by the allied nations ever since world war 2. If they paint him as ultimate evil, then they, by comparison, must be ultimate good for (nearly) killing him.

Stalin, by comparison, was one of the allies, so he kinda gets a pass and a sort of goofy "Uncle Joe" treatment. Mao is irrelevant: The US never fought him. Most westerners don't really know anything about him other than "he was a communist, right? So that means he was all about improving conditions for workers.' There was even a line of cafes serving general east asian food named after him in my city. I genuinely don't think they realised what a shithead he was, but they took down the posters of his face after complaints.