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OldDem2012

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83. The OP minimized nothing. He assumed everyone with even a rudimentary education....
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 12:42 PM
Jan 2013

....already knows about "the horrors perpetuated by Nazi Germany".

In what way is the OP's post anti-Semitic (your spelling is incorrect, btw)? Please explain.

... mindwalker_i Jan 2013 #1
Know your BFEE: Like a NAZI Octafish Jan 2013 #16
Full Godwin in one Fumesucker Jan 2013 #2
Bwah! Recursion Jan 2013 #19
You beat me to it. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #21
The rarely attempted double full Godwin Fumesucker Jan 2013 #22
. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #25
Even the Russian judge gave him a 10! Bucky Jan 2013 #42
It rings a bell. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #44
No, it was just a standard joke in the Cold War years of my youth Bucky Jan 2013 #47
It was East German judges, too... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #113
I'm a whipper-snapper and I remember those. Heywood J Jan 2013 #57
Hey, I'm still pissed about that Korean boxing match NBachers Jan 2013 #110
He musta been triple dog-dared to do it! MADem Jan 2013 #126
Olympic was the service rendered by the United States... Octafish Jan 2013 #68
Yes, and now we have Homeland Security and we're headed toward implanted ID chips Fumesucker Jan 2013 #70
Personally, I don't see the humor. Octafish Jan 2013 #75
Hey, Octafish... I agree with you. bvar22 Jan 2013 #102
Operation Paperclip... Javaman Jan 2013 #71
General Reinhard Gehlen rose to become head of West German (NATO) intel... Octafish Jan 2013 #79
I really do not understand the "Godwin Law" Hugabear Jan 2013 #132
There's more than one accepted meaning of Godwin's law. Fumesucker Jan 2013 #133
The butterflies would be different. nt. hay rick Jan 2013 #3
... cyberswede Jan 2013 #6
Bradbury probably wouldn't have been allowed to be a writer. Kablooie Jan 2013 #10
I saw what you did there...... cliffordu Jan 2013 #23
Tyme Travell Ink Octafish Jan 2013 #72
For many people, the internet is that library. hay rick Jan 2013 #86
I tell good folk it's like the Library of Alexandria on your desktop. Octafish Jan 2013 #90
And sadly... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #114
nicely done No Compromise Jan 2013 #4
+1 gateley Jan 2013 #76
The late Sen. Frank Church (D-Idaho) expressed very similar thoughts... Octafish Jan 2013 #78
I remember Church very well. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #87
The super rich got smart... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #115
Volfenschtein! SirChanceAlot Jan 2013 #5
''Money trumps peace.'' Octafish Jan 2013 #85
they did n/t librechik Jan 2013 #7
Looks that way to me, too, librechik. To Brennan, too. Octafish Jan 2013 #92
thanks Octafish! librechik Jan 2013 #139
And we never would have seen Hogan's heroes. Kablooie Jan 2013 #8
Or, Kelly's Heroes! longship Jan 2013 #18
Change The Oligarchs Can Believe In... WillyT Jan 2013 #9
Modern Times do share that particular peculiarity with NAZI Days. Octafish Jan 2013 #95
Snappier uniforms RudynJack Jan 2013 #11
kick samsingh Jan 2013 #12
Hope Gov. Don Siegelman reads this. Octafish Jan 2013 #99
he needs to be pardoned samsingh Jan 2013 #100
Octofish, have you read The Man in the High Castle Starry Messenger Jan 2013 #13
Yeah, I was going to say someone already wrote that book....nt eilen Jan 2013 #17
One of most BRILLIANT, most amazing alternate history books ever written... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #20
Right, the Nazis are alluded to in the story. Starry Messenger Jan 2013 #59
Plot Against America - Phillip Roth Old and In the Way Jan 2013 #127
You might also want to check out "Fatherland".. Javaman Jan 2013 #73
I have the paperback version. amandabeech Jan 2013 #120
Thank you for the heads-up, Starry Messenger! Have you read ''We''? Octafish Jan 2013 #118
+1, Star. Mc Mike Jan 2013 #122
Just served as Juror on alert of OP RobertEarl Jan 2013 #14
Why would someone alert on this? leftstreet Jan 2013 #24
Here's where the results from all the jurors can be found: AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #27
Interesting Oilwellian Jan 2013 #28
Great point (n/t) a2liberal Jan 2013 #30
Apparently some "Nazis" think it's impolite to point. Kurovski Jan 2013 #105
The 5-4 decision is a pretty obvious reference Chathamization Jan 2013 #129
Octafish a troll??? Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #34
That's what I immediately thought. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #60
A touch of unintended irony. allrevvedup Jan 2013 #38
Brennan? truebluegreen Jan 2013 #45
Could be worse. allrevvedup Jan 2013 #46
It's anti-Semetic and should be locked michigandem58 Jan 2013 #41
The OP minimized nothing. He assumed everyone with even a rudimentary education.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #83
While it does not rate an alert, it is not "the truth" treestar Jan 2013 #66
Hmmm. What did Octafish post that was not the truth? In all the years I've been reading.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #84
Another reason why alerter's should not remain anonymous. Old and In the Way Jan 2013 #128
Agreed RobertEarl Jan 2013 #130
Death, death and more death. Rex Jan 2013 #15
What would fix that? Octafish Jan 2013 #98
The sick thing is who would be bankrolling the Nazi party after the war. Rex Jan 2013 #103
Feels like home. raouldukelives Jan 2013 #26
Sacha Baron Cohen just went up in my book. Octafish Jan 2013 #119
Likely, the Russians would have kicked his ass out eventually anyway. redgreenandblue Jan 2013 #29
It's easy to assume Russia would have ended up winning davidpdx Jan 2013 #36
Oy. I guess somebody's been watching Oliver Stone's revisionist silliness. Bucky Jan 2013 #43
Yup, I did watch that. redgreenandblue Jan 2013 #49
This reminds me of a scene from the recent movie "The Dictator" Initech Jan 2013 #31
Historically speaking, Hitler could've conceivably won if the Business Plot succeeded against FDR. Selatius Jan 2013 #32
you forget the Einstein letter.. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #58
The fascist coup against FDR should be in ALL U.S. history textbooks... Octafish Jan 2013 #125
It can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis was a great book about Nazis taking over the US. libinnyandia Jan 2013 #33
uh, no that's certainly not what it's about cali Jan 2013 #35
Thank you for the heads-up, libinnyandia! Octafish Jan 2013 #131
I'm stunned by how few think of what could have happened if Japan had won the war davidpdx Jan 2013 #37
I am also stunned Shankapotomus Jan 2013 #48
I didn't know about the Aleutian Islands davidpdx Jan 2013 #52
Except Japan didn't have a fart's chance in a whirlwind after Pearl Harbor. dairydog91 Jan 2013 #61
The reason there chances were dismal was because FDR went all in right after the bombing of PH davidpdx Jan 2013 #136
That is a fascinating question and a good reminder: USA forgave the Japanese War Criminals, too. Octafish Jan 2013 #134
In a way they did win thanks to people like stultusporcos Jan 2013 #39
Thanks to banking, there are no borders for individuals and organizations with means. Octafish Jan 2013 #121
Where's the part about exteriminating Jews and murdering 12 million people? michigandem58 Jan 2013 #40
If the Nazis had gone through with Generalplan Ost, the Holocaust would be an addendum. dairydog91 Jan 2013 #64
Read the book "The Fourth Reich" by Jim Marrs Casandia Jan 2013 #50
I wonder whether there would be an Internet with countless political discussion forums Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #51
Thank you, Octafish! Everytime you pull out "Know your BFEE" I smile.... Raster Jan 2013 #53
Frightening when you really think about it. There is only one on your list.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #54
Even that line has been crossed. Octafish Jan 2013 #96
I've made it a personal habit to always look for your "know your BFEE" posts.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #101
Thank you, OldDem2012. Octafish Jan 2013 #138
South Carolina blm Jan 2013 #55
No Stephen Colbert! Kurovski Jan 2013 #106
Now is the time on Nazi earth when we dance! Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2013 #56
Here you go Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #62
Yup. Europe would be a significantly different place...nt SidDithers Jan 2013 #63
Very poor analogy treestar Jan 2013 #65
Didn't Newt Greengooch write a series of "alternate history" novels where the nazzies won? Erose999 Jan 2013 #67
No, he and a co-author wrote 1 book. MicaelS Jan 2013 #89
Philip K Dick wrote a great book on that.. ananda Jan 2013 #69
"SS-GB" By Len Deighton. Paladin Jan 2013 #74
I posted the map above Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #117
imported comment from another thread about Republicans perfectly describes what would happen... No Compromise Jan 2013 #77
Nazis are bad! zappaman Jan 2013 #80
What would Nazis do to our food supply?What kind of designer drugs would they sick on the population No Compromise Jan 2013 #81
Old Tom Jefferson rolling in his grave, rolling in his grave, KurtNYC Jan 2013 #82
People wouldn't be screaming for more gun control regjoe Jan 2013 #88
Wow... The United States is just like Nazi Germany... Ohio Joe Jan 2013 #91
+1 for being right! n/t zappaman Jan 2013 #93
We would all have good Sauerkraut and not that shit in a jar snooper2 Jan 2013 #94
Kicking! n/t Hotler Jan 2013 #97
Just as I thought. Kurovski Jan 2013 #104
K&R. nt OnyxCollie Jan 2013 #107
Comparing the United States to Nazi Germany in anyway... iandhr Jan 2013 #108
Where do you think the NAZIs got their ideas? Octafish Jan 2013 #116
Like this: Gore1FL Jan 2013 #109
You are exactly correct. n/t truth2power Jan 2013 #111
I seem to recall a book entitled... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #112
I'd imagine that if Germany had indeed won the war, LanternWaste Jan 2013 #123
I used to think that, too. Then I read 'Friendly Fascism' by Bertram Gross... Octafish Jan 2013 #124
We write what we want to, we say what we want to, we see what we want to. LanternWaste Jan 2013 #135
I appreciate that, LanternWaste. My main concern is Secret Government and its continuation... Octafish Jan 2013 #137
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