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[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 170 points 3 weeks 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 46 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 37 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

authoritarians of every aesthetic

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yup! It was Pinochet's favorite thing.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Mao and Pol Pot too!

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

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 11 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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?