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Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
4. You buy the Trump book and you get 30% off. Hitler still demands less of a discount at only 20%.
Thu Sep 29, 2016, 01:09 PM
Sep 2016

Also, it appears to be a Target not a book shop.

geardaddy

(24,931 posts)
5. Awesome!
Thu Sep 29, 2016, 02:03 PM
Sep 2016

If I were an independent bookstore, I would probably refuse to carry any of Trump's or Bill O'Loofah's books.

They_Live

(3,233 posts)
9. They've actually re-titled it now to "Great Again"...
Thu Sep 29, 2016, 02:28 PM
Sep 2016

...(formerly titled "Crippled America&quot and the phot on the jacket is not nearly as creepy/psychopathic looking. Just like a lot of terrible B-movies, I'm sure many idiots bought it twice now.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,123 posts)
8. The trump scowl is just bizzare.
Thu Sep 29, 2016, 02:25 PM
Sep 2016

I think it's an homage to Mussolini and Adolf. But it just looks weird on an old, fat WASP.

 

MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)
11. Will future generations even know who Hitler was or what he actually did?
Thu Sep 29, 2016, 03:01 PM
Sep 2016

I'm 33 and in my lifetime it feels like I've heard just about every politician, from every party, at some point compared to Hitler in one way or another. Such comparisons sure make for great political theater, and can certainly score points, but they frankly do dilute the powerful truths behind just how extreme Hitler was.

60 million dead in WWII (including the war in the Pacific).
Death camps.
Extreme gruesome torture and human experimentation.

Trump is extreme and indeed yes, EVIL, but insults and even extreme immigration stances are not even close to what Hitler ultimately was.

And yes, I understand the point that people say Trump is what Hitler was before he actually started taking action on his threats, so we have to point this out so that he doesn't BECOME Hitler but c'mon, let's get real:

There's not been anyone even close to Hitler in the last 70 years. Although you'd never know it with his name being invoked everytime there's a political disagreement these days.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
12. Oh, I think there have been people close to Adolf...
Thu Sep 29, 2016, 03:28 PM
Sep 2016

...his good buddy Stalin survived the War, and his body count was comparable. Mao in China actually bettered Adolf's numbers. Pol Pot had lower numbers, but also a lower population to start with. But I agree that Adolf is sui generis--it isn't only the quantity, but the quality of his evil. See Ron Rosenbaum's remarkable book on the subject.

 

MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)
14. Thanks for your thoughtful response, although I still think we're talking apples/oranges...
Fri Sep 30, 2016, 09:45 AM
Sep 2016

for the most part, both in terms of #'s, tactics, motivations, etc.

I just think it's silly to so whitewash history simply to score some political points.

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
13. Would it be fair to compare a young Hitler who was running for office, in the earliest stages of his
Thu Sep 29, 2016, 03:51 PM
Sep 2016

political career, to the now deceased Hitler who murdered millions?

It is not wrong to draw comparisons to how Trump is using the same or similar methods that Hitler and the Nazi party used to gain popularity. Remember, the Nazis attained power by a fair election.

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