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PatrickforB

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23. Let's talk about that for a moment Showbizkid.
Fri Jul 14, 2023, 01:39 PM
Jul 2023

It cost this planet upwards of 60 - 80 million lives to get rid of Hitler, Mussolini, and the Japanese Empire. My father fought these people in the Second World War.

Auschwitz was a death factory. Sobibor, Treblinka, Bergen Belsen all gassed people to death.

So you know what? If you are anything but a white male Protestant you are likely on somebody's list. If you are gay, trans, Jewish, or a member of a racial or ethnic minority, or if you are a woman, then you are second class.

Look at what is happening. We had these Nazis marching with their tiki torches through the streets of Charlottesville chanting 'we will not be replaced' and now organizations like CPAC and others are inviting these white nationalists as speakers. They aren't even trying to hide it. We are now seeing swastikas and other Nazi symbols (and yes, I am aware the swastika is far older and more venerable that Hitler's hakenkreuz was a backwards take on this older symbol) with these losers.

Consider Republican legislatures in a number of states have been trying to suppress votes, and even to allow gun toting 'Murikans to terrorize people at polling places.

Be mindful, if you remember your undergrad poly sci classes, that an oligarchy coupled with a nationalist (theocracy) is essentially a fascist, or Nazi, type of government, and this is what many of the libertarian-leaning Republicans want, particularly the billionaire parasites like the Mercers, Kochs and others.

Reps Gosar and Greene appeared as guests last year at the America First Political Action Conference, along with other Republican officials.

And consider the right-wing 'evangelicals' - these people HATE everyone who is not white and Christian, and seem to think that women should be relegated to the kitchen as second class citizens. And their corporate-funded Federalist Society think-tank grooms new right-wing 'justices.' We've already seen how that is working out.

Honestly, if these people turn this country into an authoritarian 'white Christian' nation, you think they wouldn't set up death camps?

Really?

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Sad, but true TheRealNorth Jul 2023 #1
Okkkkkaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy........... Showbizkid Jul 2023 #2
C'mon, you know... 'them'. Somethimes known as 'they' Bonx Jul 2023 #3
Are you white? Straight? Then probably not. No need to be concerned. nt LexVegas Jul 2023 #4
If you KNOW someone who isn't the "right kind," Artcatt Jul 2023 #18
Yet peppertree Jul 2023 #41
Unless you stand up for the targeted people. GoodRaisin Jul 2023 #43
The yellow six point star wasn't the only emblem worn by concentration camp inmates. yagotme Jul 2023 #78
Just your conscience... ret5hd Jul 2023 #6
This happy feet Jul 2023 #17
I read it as sarcasm soldierant Jul 2023 #46
You may need to read more. Kid Berwyn Jul 2023 #8
Wish we could do what germany did I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2023 #9
Agreed geardaddy Jul 2023 #16
Thanks for the link! Klondike Kat Jul 2023 #44
You bet! geardaddy Jul 2023 #82
It's all funny till you're staring into ditch. NutmegYankee Jul 2023 #10
Hear, hear! dchill Jul 2023 #12
+1 orangecrush Jul 2023 #54
Heck. Codifer Jul 2023 #56
Let's talk about that for a moment Showbizkid. PatrickforB Jul 2023 #23
+1 2naSalit Jul 2023 #26
So are you preparing for armed conflict? Showbizkid Jul 2023 #27
Gunz, gunz, gunz, eh? I'm sure you are well aware that there are more privately PatrickforB Jul 2023 #30
Well, I guess we know how you are going... ret5hd Jul 2023 #31
We're discussing an existential threat here Showbizkid Jul 2023 #34
If your head is shaved you might blend in. ret5hd Jul 2023 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author stuck in the middle Jul 2023 #63
One needs just the right size bridge to protect that hair. Maru Kitteh Jul 2023 #57
That reference isn't lost on me. Duncan Grant Jul 2023 #40
Our military already told radical right wing trump "NO" The Jungle 1 Jul 2023 #70
I can't speak for other DU'ers, but I am NickB79 Jul 2023 #74
You can't "prepare for armed conflict." That's madness. Oneironaut Jul 2023 #76
There is a thread here with a state rep talking about "extinguishing the left" ck4829 Jul 2023 #32
You're right there. I'm thinking 'extinguish' means kill. PatrickforB Jul 2023 #38
Welcome to DU. Enjoy your stay. Tanuki Jul 2023 #37
Welcome to DU orangecrush Jul 2023 #53
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Showbizkid joined us on July 10, 2023 The Jungle 1 Jul 2023 #69
And they left du yesterday. uppityperson Jul 2023 #75
Well I bet they learned a few things about liberals The Jungle 1 Jul 2023 #80
This one was so obvious tenderfoot Jul 2023 #79
This message was self-deleted by its author ret5hd Jul 2023 #5
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Should we maybe shoot back? Showbizkid Jul 2023 #11
Yup, so am I. roamer65 Jul 2023 #15
They have this weird belief we won't shoot back louslobbs Jul 2023 #22
So we should all arm ourselves for the coming conflict Showbizkid Jul 2023 #28
How do we reach the people not on Twitter? leftstreet Jul 2023 #35
If you feel like arming yourself, then you should do so. louslobbs Jul 2023 #50
Post removed Post removed Jul 2023 #64
Wonder why Showbizkid would need to deny being a troll. The Jungle 1 Jul 2023 #71
fuck that gun humping sentiment Skittles Jul 2023 #60
Tim Snyder, On Tyranny: Do not obey in advance. Be as brave as you can be. TomDaisy Jul 2023 #13
At least try and take one with you. spike jones Jul 2023 #14
Indeed! Duppers Jul 2023 #47
The Nazis did to it right out in public and were proud ot it Warpy Jul 2023 #19
It's not you until........... louslobbs Jul 2023 #24
Uh-huh, but I don't find much of that nonsense around here Warpy Jul 2023 #25
Neither have I. Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #33
I've been in Missouri for two years after 12 in Texas Showbizkid Jul 2023 #39
Interesting! Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author stuck in the middle Jul 2023 #65
Standing up to them....that's the key. louslobbs Jul 2023 #51
their death camps were quite secret to most Germans Recycle_Guru Jul 2023 #68
There were enough escapees and people who watched full trains roll in and empty trains roll out Warpy Jul 2023 #81
When Nazis started the liquidation of wnylib Jul 2023 #20
And don't run away from the fight. CaptainTruth Jul 2023 #21
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This message was self-deleted by its author stuck in the middle Jul 2023 #67
Ya, many people never survive the secondary crime scene. miyazaki Jul 2023 #29
Agree with the seeeming majority BigOleDummy Jul 2023 #45
We need to stop fascism before it gets to this point DBoon Jul 2023 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author stuck in the middle Jul 2023 #55
This. Wednesdays Jul 2023 #61
Yes that is our responsibility as American citizens. The Jungle 1 Jul 2023 #72
Exactly, if you need to resort to violence, it's already well beyond too late. Oneironaut Jul 2023 #77
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you. bluboid Jul 2023 #49
Der Fuehrer's Face struggle4progress Jul 2023 #52
This message was self-deleted by its author stuck in the middle Jul 2023 #58
Wisdom from someone experienced SouthernDem4ever Jul 2023 #73
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