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Kali74
reply to post by beezzer
Get an actual cause before martyring yourself.
FlyersFan
reply to post by beezzer
That's why I said Pre-WWII Germany. Those 'blame the 1%' (like the Nazis blamed the Jews) and 'if you tell the truth you are a hater' kinds of stuff are pulled ... but they don't hang on. If they caught hold and were how the country was being run, then I'd give you the America=NaziGermany thing. If you can convince me that it's taken hold, I'll change my mind and say he's right.
seeker1963
I don't see an issue using the term "Nazi". It is a comparison of things that have happened in the past (history) is it not? How can we learn from our mistakes as human beings, if we bury the past?
FlyersFan
seeker1963
I don't see an issue using the term "Nazi". It is a comparison of things that have happened in the past (history) is it not? How can we learn from our mistakes as human beings, if we bury the past?
Pulling the Nazi card ... or pulling the Hitler card ... are VERY serious. If someone pulls it, then it had better be a very serious situation and they'd better be very sure of the information. Yelling 'Nazi' or 'Hitler' is like yelling 'FIRE!' in a crowded theatre ...
At least that's the construct I have of it all ...
beezzer
If we wait until the "ovens" then it'll be too late.
beezzer
How many times has this administration and it's followers pulled the "race card"?
seagull
Wiemar Germany? Maybe. Possibly. Which is quite scary enough.
How many times has this administration and it's followers pulled the "race card"?
FlyersFan
seeker1963
I don't see an issue using the term "Nazi". It is a comparison of things that have happened in the past (history) is it not? How can we learn from our mistakes as human beings, if we bury the past?
Pulling the Nazi card ... or pulling the Hitler card ... are VERY serious. If someone pulls it, then it had better be a very serious situation and they'd better be very sure of the information. Yelling 'Nazi' or 'Hitler' is like yelling 'FIRE!' in a crowded theatre ...
At least that's the construct I have of it all ...
FlyersFan
beezzer
If we wait until the "ovens" then it'll be too late.
Oh beezzer ... you know that's not what I'm saying.
I say we are in Pre-WWII Germany. The potential is there.
You say we are already in Nazi Germany.
I asked if you could convince me of it, because if you can then I'll gladly retract my statement.
I have NO problem with people comparing Nazi Germany to modern situations.
The problem I have is when people pull the Nazi or Hitler card early.
If someone says 'Nazi' or 'Hitler' ... that's DAMN SERIOUS. Ya' know?
As far as I'm concerned, Hitler pretty much = the devil himself.
seagull
reply to post by sheepslayer247
You win the prize.
It's all about creating sensation. It's plainly obvious that he knows nothing of Nazi Germany.
Wiemar Germany? Maybe. Possibly. Which is quite scary enough.
What I find more serious are those whom are in denial of the fact things are getting that close to even make the comparison!
seeker1963
How is it serious if it is an accurate comparison?
For the record I see the US as being closer to the communist,
Fascists sought to unify their nation through a totalitarian state that promoted the mass mobilization of the national community
Fascist ideology consistently invokes the primacy of the state. Leaders such as Benito Mussolini in Italy and Adolf Hitler in Germany embodied the state and claimed indisputable power. Fascism borrowed theories and terminology from socialism but replaced socialism's focus on class conflict with a focus on conflict between nations and races
beezzer
FlyersFan
seeker1963
I don't see an issue using the term "Nazi". It is a comparison of things that have happened in the past (history) is it not? How can we learn from our mistakes as human beings, if we bury the past?
Pulling the Nazi card ... or pulling the Hitler card ... are VERY serious. If someone pulls it, then it had better be a very serious situation and they'd better be very sure of the information. Yelling 'Nazi' or 'Hitler' is like yelling 'FIRE!' in a crowded theatre ...
At least that's the construct I have of it all ...
How many times has this administration and it's followers pulled the "race card"?