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[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

There's this myth in the modern day that there were somehow "noble Nazis" like Rommel who only cared about making their country great and giving it their all. They take the "Hitler turned Germany from a bankrupt country to a world power in 10 years" perspective, look at all of the fancy gadgets and buildings the Nazis made and their fancy Nazi uniforms, and they think it somewhat excuses the atrocities they committed.

There are too many people out there who think it's possible to learn from Nazi Germany's example and make America great again without all of the "bad Nazi stuff" that led to their downfall, without seeing any of the parallels to their stances on LGBTQ+ people, racial and religious minorities, foreign policy, workers rights, etc.

If there had been another significant Islamic terrorist attack in the early part of Trump's administration, I honestly believe he would have pushed for Muslim concentration camps considering his early campaign promises about banning them from the US. Having a minority scapegoat to blame for America's problems would have inspired more MAGA sycophants without losing the Jewish vote.

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