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[–] Foralltoosee 2 points 0 points (+2|-2) ago  (edited ago)

Trump cheers at a rally when his supporters physically tackle an African American protester, saying next day that “Maybe he should’ve been roughed up”. On Feb. 27 he declined to disavow the support of white nationalist and ex-Ku Klux Klan supporter David Duke.

In 1938 on Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) hundreds of Jewish synagogues and thousands of Jewish businesses throughout Germany were destroyed along with many Jews beaten or killed by Nazi SA thugs.

Trump mocks a disabled reporter for the New York Times at a Nov. 25 rally.

Yep, those things are all pretty much the same.

The people who continue to make the Hitler=bad, Opponent=bad, Opponent=Hitler arguments don't have a fucking clue what they are talking about. Hitler and the Nazi's have been portrayed as such ridiculously evil caricatures that any of the lessons that this period should teach us get completely overshadowed by people who want to make a lazy case for not supporting something they don't like when they really don't understand why they don't like whatever that thing is. You don't like Trump? Fine, no problem at all. Can you explain why? Oh, because some other idiot on your facebook feed said they didn't like Trump, despite the fact that neither of you can articulate why. So you just decide to call him a Nazi and move on thinking you explained something or understand the argument you're making in any way.

There are real, legitimate, powerful lessons that we can learn from the rise of Hitler to power in 1930's Germany. He wasn't a fucking wizard or Genghis Khan; he was appointed. This wasn't just some lone lunatic taking power, he was supported by government decrees, new laws, and legally obtained positions of power decided by public officials time and time again; with popular votes assigning Nazi Party members to a large number of seats in the Reichstag. These were people who were struggling and scared and turned to someone with answers. That relates to Trump the exact same way that it relates to Sanders. There aren't really any parallels between us and 1930's Germany; it's a daft comparison. The only way we kind of relate is that the Weimar Republic was socially progressive state that faced increasing political instability as they spent money until a bubble burst and everyone got fucked over as the way of life they had set up was dependent on money that was no longer there.

The people who continue to use the Nazi's as an easy out for not having to actually explain their positions are idiots. They think you're that much dumber because they assume there's no way you could know enough to call them out and will just accept the comparison whether it makes sense or not. They are just saying 'I don't like it because I was told not to. I really don't get why.' You can all do better than that; regardless of who/what you support, at least be able to identify why you support that person/thing.