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Ohioboy

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20. I think comparisons of Hitler to Trump are appropriate and shouldn't be avoided if they fit

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Oct 12, 2021, 12:54 PM

Oct 2021

Why not look to history for comparisons, especially when such comparisons are starring us right in the face?

For example:

Hitler had a cult- like following, similar to Trump.

Hitler, like Trump, used hate- filled rallies to whip up support.

Hitler, like Trump, encouraged people to fight for him.

But most importantly:

Hitler along with his henchmen changed laws to enable him to gain control of the government. Republican legislators are in the process of changing election laws as we speak.

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Replace "Trump" with "Hitler". [View all] Baitball Blogger Oct 2021 OP

Comparisons to Hitler and Nazi Germany are considered by many as hate speech, but I have no doubt Doodley Oct 2021 #1

Hitler won with the support of farmers and multigraincracker Oct 2021 #2

Would Trump sacrifice his most avid supporters too? You bet. Look at the covidiots. Doodley Oct 2021 #3

Indeed. Wednesdays Oct 2021 #4

Makes me wonder how the latin americans in Miami will vote this time. Baitball Blogger Oct 2021 #6

They'll vote for any candidate who accuses their opponent of being a communist. sop Oct 2021 #11

Also, there are 'fly-over' areas in every state. HUAJIAO Oct 2021 #13

Actually in this case I think they're perfectly warranted. Initech Oct 2021 #10

Agreed. He's a wannabe Hitler who is still a threat to America and the rest of the world. Doodley Oct 2021 #16

Why trivialize Hitler? 45 doesn't need a comparisson, his shit's in a bad enough league on it's own. marble falls Oct 2021 #5

Exactly. They are fascists. It's just that today's GOP is the US fascist party. plimsoll Oct 2021 #9

In the future people will compare aspiring authoritarians to Trump. sop Oct 2021 #12

Perhaps, in a case study of failure. tritsofme Oct 2021 #18

I do not think that apt comparisons trivialize Hitler. Caliman73 Oct 2021 #19

Often the same people who want to own the "libtards." plimsoll Oct 2021 #7

Well put empedocles Oct 2021 #8

Many believe Grassley is running again just so he can then retire Bev54 Oct 2021 #14

They disgust me. Baitball Blogger Oct 2021 #15

We simply cannot knuckle under bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #17

I think comparisons of Hitler to Trump are appropriate and shouldn't be avoided if they fit Ohioboy Oct 2021 #20

+1 Baitball Blogger Oct 2021 #21