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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

These tankies would applaud the same kind of treatment for 'liberals' today as was given to the protesters in Tienanmen Square by the CCP in 1989.

I mean, it's right there, with 24 upvotes.

"TOTAL LIB-DEATH"

They defend the events at Tiananmin Square because it's exactly what they want: the mass murder of people who disagree with them. "Denialism" is just a strategy to maintain the guise of moral superiority.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago

"Taking cover from what?" has that wonderful "States rights to do what?" energy.

"See, they weren't massacred! Look at this snapshot long before the end of the event where many people are alive, taking cover from a hail of bullets, and successfully hiding for their lives! Checkmate, libs!"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Because they are poorly localized.

They are not who they say they are, full stop.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (7 children)

This is why I fucking hate the political spectrum.

The left wing is for state managed finances, and putting the collective ahead of the individual. The right is for completely unrestricted economic freedom, and putting the individuals desires far ahead of any collective need. Meanwhile, we also tend to associate social freedom with the left, and conservative tradition with the right. So which of these systems defines anarchists?

It's just a false dichotomy, and we need to stop simplifying everything to a binary. The 4-point grid is "better," but it's honestly just time we stop reducing complicated and nuanced ideologies into "this or that."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Yeah, you gave me the benefit of the doubt and I appreciate it, but I want to say clearly that Hitler was anything but a genius. He had a penchant for sticking his nose into professions that he had no business involving himself in, and making decisions that he had no background in, education on, or understanding of. Like Trump, he was a narcissist who thought he knew best just because he is who he is, and was not self-aware enough to let the professionals work.

Perhaps eloquent was the wrong word, as I wrongly assume Mein Kampf was his words, when in reality it was likely the words of his editor, followed by a translator. Instead, I would say that when you hear him speak, Hitler's voice is powerful. I cannot the same for Trump. One feels like a commanding leader, and the other feels like a toddler throwing a tantrum, though they were both, ultimately, the latter.

Also, just so it's on the record, I read Mein Kampf as part of a minor in history. This was not personal interest, though it is an incredibly interesting text. It was fascinating to discover he devoted ~2.5 chapters to the importance of the same kind of simple, yet powerful finger-pointing rhetoric used by right-wing ideologists to this day. I joking say it's one of the earliest texts on meme theory, and it's only half a joke.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 months ago (1 children)

His departure isn't as painful as his presence.

[–] [email protected] 108 points 2 months ago (5 children)

It literally took until the "signed America over to Canada" line before I was confident it was fake.

Fuck, this is a weird timeline. At least Hitler was eloquent.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Your instance bans for hate speech, then? If so, I'm sure you'd be welcome somewhere in the tankie triumvirate. It'd make it easier for the sensible world to not deal with your regressive ass.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick called Canada a "socialist regime"

God, I fucking wish.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 3 months ago

This. Canada's food standards have always been leaps and bounds ahead of the states, and we won't sell American food that doesn't meet Canadian standards.

That said, fuck Trump and the US right now (sorry to those of you that are along for the ride) and look for Canadian alternatives anyway.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I am not.

Nationalist:

a person who strongly identifies with their own nation and vigorously supports its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.

Federalist:

a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.

Both pulled from the OxfordLanguages dictionary that Google uses.

And, of course, Nazi is short for the German pronunciation of "National Socialist."

The problem is not a belief in government. The problem is in the belief that there is something intrinsically better about your nation that gives you justification to look down on other nations. Fuck nationalism.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

Call me crazy, but I don't want nationalists in this country, full stop. We can love and respect our nation without being worked into a blind, fervent frenzy.

People are real quick to point out that the Nazi's had "socialist" in their party name, and real fuckin' slow to pick up that it was preceded by "national."

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