• BanMeFromPosting@lemmy.mlBanned from community
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    14 days ago

    That’s not what I’m saying. Hitler was not seen as “the alternative” to the lesser evil, just as Trump is not seen as “the alternative” to the lesser evil - by the left.
    Hitler was perceived, by the left, as a populist demagogue that needed to be fought, just like Trump is. The liberal centrists and conservatives were perceived as “the lesser evil” and “the only viable option.” Voting for these parties was what ended up giving Hitler power, since these “lesser evil” parties did nothing to oppose Hitler and in fact handed him the reigns to power, just like the democrats have done with the republicans.

    Had I lived in the Weimar republic then I would have voted for the only party that actually opposed Hitler - the KPD.

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      14 days ago

      I see. So instead, we should bypass the democrats and just give the power directly to trump. Who you are comparing to hitler.

      Sounds like you’d have voted for Hitler, dude. Or at the very least, happily provided the spoiler vote that ended up giving him power.

      I get it, 30% of any given population is authoritarian. It’s comforting to give your decisions to daddy hitler trump.

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          14 days ago

          …are you seriously saying that voting against trump doesn’t oppose trump? And letting him win does?

          I don’t mean to be insulting, this is a genuine question: are you stupid?

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              14 days ago

              It’s always these people with brainless, generic, middle of the road views dragging out brainless, generic, middle of the road insults. Shit like “Somewhere out there, there’s a tree that’s sole purpose is to replace the oxygen you waste. Go find it and apologize.” They need generic insults, because a custom insult would require the ability to think situationally.

              I do sometimes get tilted in an online debate, but with people like that all I can do is laugh. It’s like the teenager who thinks “I am what I eat” is an epic comeback to being called a pussy. Its not bro, its really not…