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pampango

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8. "Hitler wasn’t Hitler—until he was. At each step of the way, the shock was tempered by acceptance.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat May 21, 2016, 08:40 AM

May 2016

It depended on conservatives pretending he wasn’t so bad, compared with the Communists, while at the same time the militant left decided that their real enemies were the moderate leftists, who were really indistinguishable from the Nazis. The radical progressives decided that there was no difference between the democratic left and the totalitarian right and that an explosion of institutions was exactly the most thrilling thing imaginable."

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THE DANGEROUS ACCEPTANCE OF DONALD TRUMP. "We can control him. No you can't" [View all] cali May 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy May 2016 #1

Quite a coincidence that Trump should be a candidate now Fumesucker May 2016 #2

The full weight of the Republican party allied behind Trump. God help us riderinthestorm May 2016 #3

SO well put. People's hope often rests with certainties presented by Trump, rooted in his ancianita May 2016 #4

Yeah, Adam's really a good writer. cali May 2016 #5

K & R. Thanks for posting. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #6

Of course, he can be controlled. He wouldn't be the first assassinated president. valerief May 2016 #7

"Hitler wasn’t Hitler—until he was. At each step of the way, the shock was tempered by acceptance. pampango May 2016 #8

Wake me up when Prez Trump dissolves Congress and the Supreme Court. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #9

K&R. Some of us at DU have been saying for a couple of months that these bullwinkle428 May 2016 #10

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