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Donald Trump’s second White House chief of staff tried to stop him praising Adolf Hitler in part by trying to convince the then president Benito Mussolini, the Italian fascist dictator, was “a great guy in comparison”.

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[-] [email protected] 85 points 4 months ago

At this point we've reached a complete and utter death of euphemism around anything regarding Trump.

All attempts to "bring to light" any horrible thing Trump has factually committed will be met by his followers with, "Well that's actually a good thing." And any politician trying to ride his wake will have to go along with it.

How soon until we start hearing "Look, we have to view Hitler with some nuance" from the Senate podium.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

How soon until we start hearing "Look, we have to view Hitler with some nuance" from the Senate podium.

The very fact that this is a serious question, that this even could be a serious question, is downright chilling.

Though it will likely show up in the House first, I fear the answer to your question is "not long".

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I remember briefly questioning how tyranny takes hold of a whole country when I was younger. I didn't think on it hard enough, really. It sucks now to have to live it.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There should be some nuance.

We need to recognize that Hitler did at least one good thing.

(He offed himself.)

In a more serious vein, we need to recognize how easy it is to fall in with… that. Hitler was unspeakably evil. But he had a lot of people following him, some of whom are no more evil than anyone else.

the only way to prevent another version of him, is to recognize there is a risk we, personally, could fall for it. And to be perfectly blunt, republicans have.

Said another way, there is a capacity for evil in everyone; even as there is a capacity for good. Evil people don’t know that they’re evil- they can’t even consider the possibility, because they refuse to accept this.

[-] Varyk 41 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Okay, at least include the in comparison part, guardian, this title is clickbaity crap

[-] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

This just in...

Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Took him long enough to get that way

[-] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

I mean it's easy to be a great guy in comparison when you lower the bar to the depths of hell.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Mussolini was ok at the end when he decided to enter public service as a cuspidor.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

He was the best decoration a gas station has ever had

[-] the_crotch 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah this is one of those rare cases where "Mussolini was a great guy in comparison" is actually an accurate statement

[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I wonder how many people in America agree with him about Hitler. No, actually I don't think I want to know.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Fucked up that title didn't you.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

It gets more clicks.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

It's the literal headline of the article. Who are you addressing?

[-] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Which is wrong. Whoever wrote it.

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