• glorkon@lemmy.world
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    18 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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      17 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