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In reply to the discussion: Hitler was not a leftist [View all]Snarkoleptic
(5,995 posts)123. Whenever I get into this discussion, I like to haul out this chart...
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Nazism is a far-right ideology. Socialism is a misnomer, like the Democratic Republic of Congo
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#6
She could crosspost the link, but I'm not surprised. Lots of people don't know what
patrice
Jan 2013
#14
Poster was PPR'd. I'm glad it showed its true colors flagrantly enough for MIRT to notice.
MH1
Jan 2013
#165
Hitler himself once said "The basic feature of our economic theory is that we have no theory at all"
Xithras
Jan 2013
#133
No, Hitler welcomed money from bankers and industrialists, both German and international
leveymg
Jan 2013
#153
Matt Drudge just made himself sound like both a con-man and a drooling buffoon.
Jamaal510
Jan 2013
#30
No point in me giving my opinion on this thread, because if I don't agree I will be blocked.
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#32
Your post calling Hitler a leftist was hidden because it was a false statement denigrating those
Lars39
Jan 2013
#34
Oh well, let's all agree with the OP. No room for any other opinions here.
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#41
You are wrong. Just ask NeoNazis what they believe. They have webpages that explain it all.
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#99
We can't have a two-way discussion, because those that don't agree are censored.
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#42
Those who claim false right wing propaganda talking points are true are censored
gollygee
Jan 2013
#45
Not on this thread, no. Nobody can give that opinion without being banned.
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#47
WE ARE GIVING YOU A CHANCE to clear up your accusations but you just want to play violin.
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#63
You'll get double points if you can find us a Neo-Nazi group made up of Liberals
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#64
Ha! Imagine that! When I think Nazi's I think universal healthcare & equality for all!
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#69
Anarchist covers a broad political scale from far-left (syndicalists) to far-right (anarcho-capitali
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#80
Hate to break it to you but the left is not not averse to smashing property to
Luminous Animal
Jan 2013
#120
They don't get arrested because they are law enforcement, they serve the causes of the 1%
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#121
Some are but all those skinny 18-28 year old are not law enforcement but
Luminous Animal
Jan 2013
#122
Not to argue their legitimacy either way but there is a logical fallacy built in there.
TheKentuckian
Jan 2013
#175
Hitler was very opposed to socialism and didn't want the word "socialist" to be used
gollygee
Jan 2013
#40
It's such an absolute no-brainer, as well as being a staple of the RW arsenal of stupidity...
Violet_Crumble
Jan 2013
#60
You're NOT banned. That's why you're still able to leave comments. We believe in facts, truth, data,
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#72
I have been accused and found guilty and banned from a thread for giving an opinion
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#75
He was a racist psychopath, but, and now I cannot give my opinion because I will
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#83
It appears that you are doing everything YOU can to avoid substantiating
Luminous Animal
Jan 2013
#90
If you believe the nazis were leftists, you are wrong in a way that harms modern society. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2013
#194
Okay, you are right and I am wrong. I am ahistorical and you are not. I get it.
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#92
I'll accept that as a concession that you have no idea what you are talking about. n/t
ellisonz
Jan 2013
#94
So you say big government can be given a label of left and right. What is your definition of left?
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#128
The left focusses on the dissolution of unnecessary class, gender and similar distinctions.
sibelian
Jan 2013
#147
Those things can be done because of socialism, or else because of a desire for
gollygee
Jan 2013
#95
By their reasoning, the United Soviet Socialist Republic were republicans, right?
nytemare
Jan 2013
#104
Sooo...the national debt hasn't risen from 10+ Trillion to $16.4 Trillion?
FlyDaddy145
Jan 2013
#110
If your crew didn't set the house on fire we wouldn't need to spend so much repairing the damage
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#117
Flydaddy, whilst I don't agree with some of what you say, including the debt which isn't the major
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#129
Yes, Obama has got spending under control and gets no credit for it. Most people
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#131
He/she says far-right is no government? Is that why they advocate for an oppressive police state?
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#119
Who are you to insist that other posters call themselves Democrat in their posts?
Democratopia
Jan 2013
#130
Conservatives in the US are redefining right and left using Reaganesque thinking.
andym
Jan 2013
#172
Fascism is right wing. Authoritarian is authoritarian no matter what ideology drives it.
TheKentuckian
Jan 2013
#173
Indeed. Hitler's policies pretty much all go against what the average progressive leftist belives in
davesliberal1977_gg
Jan 2013
#187
The Nazis killed 200,000 disabled people because they were expensive to feed. First teabaggers? yes.
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2013
#193