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[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 177 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You know who also abducted people randomly?

THE FUCKING NAZIS IN GERMANY!

But something like that would never happen in the Land of The Free and The Home of The Brave, right?

[–] gnate@lemmy.world 47 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 38 points 5 months ago (1 children)

authoritarians of every aesthetic

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yup! It was Pinochet's favorite thing.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Mao and Pol Pot too!

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

I wondered why you had two downvotes, but then I remembered that tankies actually exist.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you think the Nazis only targeted jews you’re in for a huge surprise. They also went for scientists, university professors, political adversaries, so called sexual deviants (their words not mine), … Same as Trump and his goons are doing right now.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago

If you think the Nazis only targeted jews you’re in for a huge surprise.

Did you reply to the wrong comment? Where did I ever say or suggest that?