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pampango

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12. Well said. "... the militant left decided that their real enemies were the moderate leftists ..."

Reply to cali (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 07:56 AM

Jun 2016

At each step of the way, the shock was tempered by acceptance. 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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If it talks like a Hitler and walks like a Hitler � [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 OP

That's heilarious pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #1

Mussolini. nt tblue37 Jun 2016 #2

If Mr. Trump is Mussolini.. PJMcK Jun 2016 #4

More and more people are beginning to understand why this cali Jun 2016 #3

One must question why Hillary & Bill are friends with Trump if what you say is true. peacebird Jun 2016 #5

Hitler wasn't Hitler... until he was. cali Jun 2016 #7

Well said. "... the militant left decided that their real enemies were the moderate leftists ..." pampango Jun 2016 #12

The Clintons "befriended" the billionaire blowhard, not the wannabe authoritarian leader. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #8

I think that's the best way to put it. cali Jun 2016 #9

Before his presidential run Trump was what some folks would call a boor. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #19

i think you mean boor. And he was horrific years ago cali Jun 2016 #20

Thanx for the correction. That was embarrassing. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #21

There are absolutely apt comparitive points between Hitler and Trump cali Jun 2016 #23

'Hitler" could be considered shorthand... gregcrawford Jun 2016 #11

hi greg. I think this is worthy of discussion and I disagree with you cali Jun 2016 #13

"There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.� DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #15

No, it was not Hitler's dedication to the marriage of corporate and political power... gregcrawford Jun 2016 #25

k and r 1,000,000 times. Spot on. SummerSnow Jun 2016 #6

A particularly ugly and vicious fascist duck...scary as hell. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #10

people think hitler 1933 looked exactly like hitler 1945 unblock Jun 2016 #14

Actually, it kinda was. I gather you haven't read mein kampf cali Jun 2016 #16

i was thinking of his 1933 campaign speeches unblock Jun 2016 #18

Well, then let's elect a Congress that won't pass The Enabling Act HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #17

I hate seeing comparisons to Hitler brer cat Jun 2016 #22

Wiki ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2016 #24

You got that right! bravenak Jun 2016 #26

Comparing Trump to Hitler is an insult to Hitler harrose Sep 2016 #27

God help us if you are right./nt DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2016 #28