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[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 98 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How fucking hard is it to remember that Hitler never won an election? It's such an integral component of what happened in terms of even a lib understanding of "It could happen here".

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 62 points 5 months ago (2 children)

A lot of Amerikkkans think “democracy” and “electoral politics” are synonymous with the Congress/Senate/President model of the U.S. So they have no way to process how a minority party leader can end up being prime minister/chancellor. Thus, “Hitler must have won the election if he was leading Germany.”

I’ve even heard the “explanation” that the Nazis won a majority but not a plurality because Germany had so many parties, and that’s why third parties are a bad idea.

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

won a majority but not a plurality

I think only the inverse of this is possible

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago

Probably got the terms mixed up

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

third parties are a bad idea

Well, Hitler got rid of third parties. And second parties too.

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 81 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Liberals and having zero self-awareness—name a more iconic duo.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 44 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Liberals and only punching left?

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 23 points 5 months ago

It's up there

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 62 points 5 months ago

If I self-owned that hard I'd delete all my social media, quit my job, change my name, and move to another country.

[–] xkyfal18@lemmygrad.ml 45 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I can hear Thaelmann rolling in his grave rn

[–] a_little_red_rat@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

ohhh, just wait until you see the amazing takes about how it was all Thälmann's fault for nazis rise to power. I've seen plenty of those when hatelurking the clown streamer subreddit

[–] xkyfal18@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 5 months ago

Tfw one of the slogans for your campaign was “a vote for Hindenburg is a vote for Hitler” and members of your party actively clashed against the SA, but people think you’re responsible for the rise of Hitler regardless

[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 42 points 5 months ago

Wow, good job, great examplejoker-amerikkklap

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 38 points 5 months ago

That monster's name? Paul von Hindenburg.

Wait, what?

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 38 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 28 points 5 months ago

fuck i miss him

[–] ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml 32 points 5 months ago

Clown to chad communication.

[–] the_itsb@hexbear.net 32 points 5 months ago

JRubinBlogger

imagine just openly calling yourself a blogger and not immediately dying of cringe

at least pretend you're a writer, have some self-respect

[–] Sickos@hexbear.net 16 points 5 months ago