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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/06/donald-trump-hitler-michael-bender-book
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/06/donald-trump-hitler-michael-bender-book
dudehiemer
Some of Trump's bullshit is straight up out of mein kampf He is spearheading attacks on USA's democracy, and is a threat to the Constitution
STGxDante
blissblush
Hardly a surprise, but.....Jesus fuck.
StreetsAheadMemeDude
finewine8sU
Under the bush doctrine of preemptive action against a ticking bomb. You have the right to kill a nazi before he kills you
parabolic000
I mean, he's a pathological narcissist. Nothing done for power can be 'bad' to him because personal gain is the only 'good' he can conceive.
SingingMeAndCthulioDownByRlyehFhtagn
SingingMeAndCthulioDownByRlyehFhtagn
For the downvotes…
wardogleader
How dare you to compare Donald Trump with Charlie Chaplin!
SingingMeAndCthulioDownByRlyehFhtagn
ADHDinkubus
I mean... he did? But like... the cost was SUPER not worth it so that's really a moo point.
FuturamaReferences
SecretAgentSuperBooger
DukeDarkwood
Almost didn't recognize Erdogan without all the makeup.
opus68
TheRockDude
He also admired the Tiananmen Square Massacre, saying that the Chinese government really showed their strength there
DisgruntledFerret
Yeah, it's a consistent pattern. He admires dictators because they're strong. Xi, Putin, Erdogan, Kim -- he envies and sucks up to them.
xj4low
He loved that Kim's military abused the press when he went to visit (even the people in his own staff that he saw regularly).
somethingsomethingwittyhere
Even worse, he defended Kim over the torture and death of a *US* citizen. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47404629
Noobsauce2184
he did do good things, but for a very small sect of people. we tend to look at him more broadly for this very reason, because his bad > good
DukeDarkwood
A person's good deeds do not erase their bad, and their bad deeds do not erase the good. Just, in Hitler's case, one is a molehill next to
DukeDarkwood
the other's mountain. We can, and even should, acknowledge what good he did, BUT HE IS NOT A GOOD PERSON AT ALL. He just happened to do a
DukeDarkwood
couple of positive things while waging war with three continents and trying to exterminate an ethnicity.
Jenjidai
Died. One of best thing he did. Too late tho
harrison100012
Who died
Jenjidai
"Hitler did a lot of good things" = died
TheRealArclight
th3grimlin
The Autobahn exists because of Hitler. Can't think of anything else good.
Radix865
And even for that the idea was born during the Weimar republic. And workers were mostly compulsory and then forced labor during the war.
4vie
Supposedly, reduction in smoking, the "cute" look of the VolksWagen Beetle.... not that those are redeeming features, really.
Amythyst
Just that little part where he killed Hitler.
BootsDusty
VictusVonGuyver
I like how you have actual words spoken by the man, and you are still being down voted.
ilovethisdog
TheMightyMoto
Sure, I guess, but he did that on the backs of a lot of really really terrible things, like sooooo terrible it doesn't even matter.
BootsDusty
FukcTedCruz
The best thing Hitler did was firing that last gun shot.
DaveTBull
Well he did temporarily unify half the planet into hating him ?♂️
Namorath9
even if that were true (which it is not), the fact Hitler started a war where Germany was bombed to shit negates it
harrison100012
Germany came out of the second world war as an economic superpower as did Japan because the Russians scared the shit out of us .
venomlash
*West Germany
DisgruntledFerret
Well, the Allies also rebuilt Germany and Japan because of the lessons of WW1. Otherwise it'd just be another war with them in 25 years.
rando84
Sure, but they could’ve done that without getting all of the death, destruction & decades of foreign occupation. Sweden did absolutely (2
rando84
nothing of consequence during the war & they managed to have a similar economic miracle. (2
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
It took quite a while to rebuild Germany after WW2. Their industry was bombed to oblivion
potshot
Germany's prewar economy was all impossible loans meant to build a war machine and conquer an empire before the debt is called in. Being (1)
potshot
the fastest racecar driver means nothing if you're flooring it straight into a wall.(2)
4vie
... Didn't Japan beat Russia in that particular war? Like, so bad Russia realized they had to modernize?
vcgetdown
Wrong war and considering the Russians made threats at the end and the Japanese conceded I wouldn't say they won that badly
4vie
I didn't know that! Thanks for informing me :)
Ticmea
I think you mean the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) and not WWII. That was still the Russian Empire and not the USSR.
4vie
Ah, I see! My early 20th century knowledge is lacking, thanks for making it less so!
canadianreserve
Actually Hitler did do one good thing, the same thing FDR did with the new deal. Use regulation and public works to end the depression. 1/2
canadianreserve
But that's literally it. For good reason he will live on in infamy forever.
Ysengrimm1
If I remember correctly, those measures were already used by previous chancellors, the Nazis just claimed them as their achievements
Ysengrimm1
and they manipulated statistics for propaganda
fnoigy
Problem is most of his followers already agree
xj4low
Why do you think they support him? He made openly hating people popular again. My aunt and uncle still support trump and hid a conf flag (1
xj4low
2) that was framed behind the door in a guest bedroom.
DukeDarkwood
Why'd they hide it, if they think it's a good thing? Perhaps, on some level, they realize it's not? But yes. Donald Trump is a textbook
DukeDarkwood
example of the word "demagogue".
wobblecopterrrr
JurgenWindcallerz
One down vote LOLLLL
Gayforbae
wobblecopterrrr
Gayforbae
Is this gonna go in your science folder?
icyanddicey
jacknoe
Well, that looks like ANTIFA propaganda to me. Good on you.
venomlash
sweating Eric Andre please say sike dot double yoo emm ayy
jennym123
Fuck off, keyboard Nazi.
wobblecopterrrr
Whatever you say new account only comment.
MaCro1
MajMalfunction2
dentros1
Thanks for describing how obscenely stupid you are.
AnneGwishZ
CloakedFigure
Fixed it
DarkwingDuc
SecretAgentSuperBooger
Andreas99100
What does that symbol even look like? Aside from the swaztika ofc
LordArugula
45, as in the 45th president
SnarfyMcSnarferson
*resident
Andreas99100
Ah ok. I was just unsure as a non-american
SecretAgentSuperBooger
Xenarion
Well, it's not totally wrong, it's just that his bad deeds are may more important than his good deeds.
CuddlyPervert
Yeah, we have a habit of trying to deny Hitler's economic successes. But that just backfires when they're brought up and we have to explain
confanity
Ironic, given that fascists have a shitty track record with most things and "admitting" their "success" is just falling for their lies.
CuddlyPervert
That economic gains do not justify genocide. X.x
BrotherEstapol
Didn't he also ban smoking & pass animal rights laws? But 2 rights don't make up for 6 million wrongs...
Xenarion
The animal rights thing is a myth, no?
AlabasterSexington
"Made up fake-news, probably by an incompetent general who was fired." So it definitely happened.
DukeDarkwood
I mean, I assume these statements are recorded for people to easily verify.
bardock
In other news liz harrington is probably another in a long line of pseudonyms trump uses to tell lies about himself
JustDriftingAboutTheInterWebs
In before the cult start defending that comment.
Achilles69
I don't think many trumpets are on this site to be honest.
morelikeconsham
As someone who is not a member of the cult, Hitler *did* do a lot of good things (progressive animal rights policies, fought against
morelikeconsham
tobacco, etc), and denying this is either denying historical facts (if you deny he did those things) or the genetic fallacy (if you argue
morelikeconsham
that, being a thing Hitler did, they must be bad things). Hitler was evil because of the evil things he did, just like Trump is evil because
morelikeconsham
of the evil things he did - the good things Hitler did don't really have any bearing on most discussions.
dotHansin
Its also important to recognize that terrible people are capable of doing good things, and that the most dangerous people
TardWrangl3r
They don’t need to defend it. They’ll just never believe it was real.
TheRealArclight
or worse yet, they agree with him...
somethingawesomeandgreat
Oh they don’t think they should hate Hitler, to own the libs
thedudeman519
The one they can't hide from is Mary Miller : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aYsi_shc20
Starlatan
That's fucking nuts, never saw this clip. Not hard to believe they're spewing bs like this, though... ugh.
thedudeman519
One reason this went largely under the radar is because she said it on Jan 6th, 2021. There were other focuses that day
Starlatan
Makes plenty of sense, with the orange play-doh turd wailing his swan song.
nogoat23
I mean, if you take away all the bad stuff he did Hitler was a pretty good guy. /s
Apeofdeath
Iceman0624
Wow she really just went for it then tried to play it off
newsguycraigevans
The neo nazis and KKK vote straight Republican ticket. They know who their friends are.
grumpykraut
Are you telling me this is real? Holy fuck...
harrison100012
Very Natural Nazi salute .HaHaHa
Kaleopolitus
Looks like a dogwhistle to me. Reassure the nazis of your support, pretend it was an accident to everyone else.
MicrosoftWizard7
Yes, and expect random trumptards to bend over backwards pretending there is no such thing as dog whistling.
flamingflamingo
Oh good term. You're right, there was nothing accidental about it.
Zipbang
Hey, they weren't ALL bad. One of them did kill hitler....
harrison100012
Who killed Hitler ?
BahamutBBob
Some dude named Adolf.
Lostradefaog
A guy who did a lot of good stuff apparently
pareidoliaperson
Biology. As in lived a quite life in Argentina.
harrison100012
Strange those massive Volkswagen factories in South America.
sonofseanile
Hitler killed Hitler, cuz he was a great fucking guy.
datphone777365
Bit of a slacker bout it, guy could done some twists while in the womb and strangled himself with his cord, but nooo he had to take his time
FatherAlexanderAnderson
Hitler
SavagePatchKids
A true hero. What a saint.
Zipbang
"Tonight we morn a great patron of the arts. He lost his battle with depression due to constant cyberbulling by The Allies." -Fox News
DaNylz
As a german this comment row is gold. Omg.
datphone777365
Wait, seriously?
swearty
Suicide
RandAIFlagg
This wasn't taught in my school. I found out from the internet in the 90s. And now there's even more effort to whitewash history.
datphone777365
GoGoGadgetBinoculars
LOL
SageOfDepth
Fun fact: his team founded Volkswagen. Literally translated "Car for the People"
criticalhitkoala
an completely arse forked the Germans who put money into it initially for the promise of a car. Just took their money and said "Yoink".
fknbastard
Which used forced Jewish labor and operated 4 concentration camps. Still a wonder those businesses were allowed to remain.
harrison100012
Literally what the people thought was ok. "The People's car"
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
It was reestablished post-war under the command of a British officer who had the plant rebuilt and restarted production to earn export 1/
fknbastard
I get that but I think they should’ve at least changed the names afterward. Any company that was a Nazi Holocaust company should not exist.
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
2/ currency and get Germany back on its feet economically
fknbastard
That’s the one thing hitler did right
areis30
"Oops, wrong convention... oh, nevermind, it's a republican convention..."
XRay0976
Same difference
FatherAlexanderAnderson
The audience did nazi that coming.
iLynux
If they were supportive, trump-era republicans, they did see it coming and embraced it.
LeroyShabazAli
This gives me the chills. Its seems like total muscle memory.
RigoryMorty
TheNorthDownsWanderer
It's the eyes to go with it that get me. Dead serious expression. Then like a "oh shit" moment.
acuteavocado7
i feel like its more of "i bet i can do this and get away with it ehehehe" and she did
wobblecopterrrr
BaelKor
They want to be racist without being called racist.
ohnonotagain42
This is accurate. "Don't call me racist or I'm going to be more fucking racist!" Strangest thought process.
flamingflamingo
It was 100% a signal to her fellow WASP friends.
saintedward
WASP?
flamingflamingo
Stands for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. It CAN be a specific term, but it's commonly used derisively to describe racist white elites.
ksquared28
White Anglo Saxon Protestant
mehbin
It's ridiculous to even ask but WTF Fox? This wasn't the line?
OperationRustysBlanket
The “line” was hit in the head with a shovel and is currently buried in the back yard
ButtBot9900
The guy who called neo nazis fine people also admired Hitler, go figure.
sunyudai
Not the guy who slept with a copy of "My New Order" on his nightstand?
Geracht
I mean, let's be fair. The man /did/ kill Hitler.
TheMightyMoto
And an ex wife said he kept a Mein Kampf near by the bed.
JoeDepciMowed
^ this. I remember her saying this years before he actually ran for presidency.
GoddamnitClown
Whoa, whoa, that is an outrageous lie. It was a book of Hitler's speeches and he wanted to emulate them.
criticalmassdriver
It wasn't mein kampf it was my new order compilation of his speeches which he attempted to emulate quite often including mannerisms.
SuperIncoherentRantingMan
Thank goodness he was too incompetent to actually accomplish anything or we may have had him as perma-president
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
You came close though
chefsoda
Maybe, but he also doesn't read, which means it's a trophy, not an influence. Not sure that's better
TheMightyMoto
Maybe it was a book on tape.
chefsoda
Ha ha ha, wow
Mrbrown512
It’s a nazi pop up book with pictures and sounds
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
He lacks the attention span
ilikepot8os
They say that quote was taken out of context. I watched it. It wasn't. But when you ask what context makes it better they call you a libtard
TmbgCheeseCreator
direct trump quote: "I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and white nationalists because they should be condemned totally"
TmbgCheeseCreator
yes, I'll enjoy my downvotes
Tom4te
Yes, let's focus the one time he half-assedly denounced them under pressure over the 1000 times he encouraged them.
TmbgCheeseCreator
keep telling yourself that, if it makes you feel better
venomlash
Paraphrased, he said: "the Nazis were bad, but there were very fine people in there too!" But in fact it was LITERALLY ONLY Nazis, Klansmen,
venomlash
and other overtly racist far-right groups; moderate groups uniformly boycotted the march. If you say "Nazis are bad, but this dude is a good
venomlash
guy, not a Nazi" with your arm around fucking Goering, you have in fact PRAISED a Nazi, not condemned one.