• Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Reminder that in Florida “pedophile” means “being trans in public.”

    This is about killing queer people, not child sex offenders.

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      20 hours ago

      I know there’s Godwin’s Law. And yes, I always tried very hard not to bring up Hitler and not to compare Trump with him.

      But as a historically inclined German I would like to point out that I simply cannot help but constantly find parallels between Trump / magaworld and the Nazis.

      They keep hating on a small, completely innocent and harmless minority. They threaten their lives. It is truly shocking to me.

      To anyone who still says “No, you can’t compare Trump to Hitler”, I say: Look at this list and tell me Trump isn’t a vile, disgusting demagogue.

      The only difference to Hitler being (thank fuck!) he’s not hellbent on waging war on the entire world.

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        19 hours ago

        IIRC, the person who popularised the term ‘godwins law’, has come out to say comparing Trump to Nazi leadership is not a violation, as it’s comparing apples to apples, not hyperbole or strawman argument.

        Edit, Godwin himself said it’s appropriate to compare the two