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Jrose

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Thu Oct 16, 2025, 01:03 PM Oct 16

Adam Kinzinger: "The GOP's Young 'Leaders' Aren't Kids - They're Adults Praising Hitler"

"There’s a world of difference between gallows humor and glorifying genocide — one saves your sanity, the other kills your soul."
Adam Kinzinger
Oct 16, 2024

"There’s a line between dark humor and moral rot. Anyone who’s served in combat, flown dangerous missions, or worked in high-stress environments knows that humor—sometimes biting, sometimes absurd—is how you cope with the unthinkable. I’ve been in group chats with other pilots and soldiers that I’d never want to see the light of day. But there’s a world of difference between that and joking about gassing Jews, praising Hitler, or mocking people because of their race or gender. What came out of the leaked Young Republican chat group wasn’t gallows humor. It was hatred wearing irony as a mask."

https://open.substack.com/pub/adamkinzinger/p/the-gops-young-leaders-arent-kids?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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