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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The notion that the Nazis were competent is a retcon

[–] Elting@piefed.social 29 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yeah they were psychotic crackheads that ran their country into the ground too. Almost like there is some kind of through line with fascist thinking.

[–] jode@pawb.social 25 points 1 day ago

Well, method, but still

Yeah, and they were grifters too.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It does feel like stupidity makes people buy into conservatism, and then fuck everything else up.

[–] Elting@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Its fear and anxiety that make them stupid.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Its the other way around. People are afraid of what they don't understand.

[–] Elting@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

Ignorance of a world with an ever changing social structure, drives fear and anxiety in those who don't understand that. That fear and anxiety can be exploited at large to get people to make irrational decisions that benefit only a few.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

There are levels.

WWII Nazis are far more competent than today’s Nazis.

Like there is an order of magnitude in the difference

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Oh yeah, you have to be at least 10^4^ dumber to follow an ideology that lost so miserably

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago

Exactly, it constantly amazes me how we have all our history lessons and yet our idiots are extra idiotic.

It’s as if education had the opposite effect on a certain group.