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    10 days ago

    I mean, in theory, this could be used by the Democrats as well and fight back with…

    On a side note: Those Hitler comparisons are stupid, imho as a German. Hitler and his entire staff was actually quite competent and benefited the German people - Trump and his cronies are basically just corrupt and don’t think further than their own nose points. They also don’t help the American people in any way - quite the contrary… Doesn’t make them any less dangerous, but Hitler got nearly 80% of votes in fair elections back then…Trump cheated and heavily used voter suppression, so that’s also very different.

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      Hitler got nearly 80% of votes in fair elections back then…

      No, he didn’t. His party did

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        Semantics.

        The NSDAP relied on the appeal of Adolf Hitler and advertised with the effective slogan “Work and bread”. It announced an immediate economic program and job creation measures. The SPD demanded a fundamental restructuring of the economy through nationalization and neglected the demand for job creation.

        Hitler was the face of the NSDAP, most Voters believed him and specifically voted for the NSDAP.

        https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstagswahl_Juli_1932