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IrishAyes

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4. Hitler called his party national socialism, but it wasn't.

Reply to fireflysky46 (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 08:16 AM

Jun 2014

They were actually fascist instead; but even back then 'fascism' sounded worse. A case of mislabeling which still today contributes to needless fear of true socialism.

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Bill Maher Guest Draws Comparison Between Tea Party and Nazis [View all] Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 OP

I'm beginning to think we need a national Nazi comparison law. Limit of 3x a decade. Shrike47 Jun 2014 #1

The Tea Party is a lot like the Brown Shirts, most of whom were eliminated after Hitler seized power hobbit709 Jun 2014 #8

The Nazis certainly agree with that. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #15

If the jackboots fit... n/t backscatter712 Jun 2014 #20

I don't see him calling the tea party Nazis. He's making a point which got interrupted by 1monster Jun 2014 #30

Tea Party are not Nazism, fireflysky46 Jun 2014 #2

I would venture to guess alot that joined the Nazi's were stupid too... VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #3

Hitler called his party national socialism, but it wasn't. IrishAyes Jun 2014 #4

More-or-less as an aside Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #16

I'll save that ammunition for the next appropriate occasion, thanks. IrishAyes Jun 2014 #22

too bad most of them are on stormfront PatrynXX Jun 2014 #18

Teabaggers have guns. Nazis had guns. Hmm, not so different. nt valerief Jun 2014 #33

Comment made at 2:16 Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #5

He had a good point about idealogues, but the lazy Nazi comparison is always a red flag Bucky Jun 2014 #6

Except Nazi ideology is extremely similar to TeaParty ideology. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #9

The guest went too far. Shemp Howard Jun 2014 #7

Neo-Nazi's and KKK both vote Republican. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #10

the guest didn't go far enough HoosierRadical Jun 2014 #12

This idiotic 'Godwin's Law' tripe is in direct opposition to the requests made by survivors of Nazi Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #14

The problem with Godwin's Law is that it assumes that people are stupid radiclib Jun 2014 #19

Hear ye, hear ye! IrishAyes Jun 2014 #23

I believe people are drawn to teaparty because they are racists randys1 Jun 2014 #26

Fox/Tea Party do have Nazi links griloco Jun 2014 #29

The woman was on point. Great analysis from her. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #11

The first guy did not go Nazi. SCVDem Jun 2014 #13

What the man said was Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #17

True, IrishAyes Jun 2014 #24

Only if you eat ducks. I only think of how lucky I am to see wild mallard ducks waddling by. 1monster Jun 2014 #31

Correct. But he was shut down by the yappy guy before he could say it. freshwest Jun 2014 #25

14 signs of facism lobodons Jun 2014 #21

Kind of. He didn't say they act like Nazis, ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #27

That was Mel Brooks son lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #28

Which one is Mel Brooks son? 1monster Jun 2014 #32

The special guest who wrote world war Z, and made the comment in the OP lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #34