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[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 13 points 2 years ago (11 children)

I'm childish enough that I'm irritated at my comment here being removed. Here's the comment, which also applies to this meme:

You know that weak support for Hindenburg's party was what let Hitler come to power, right?

Not that I agree that Biden is a lesser evil, but even within those parameters, there's an absolutely glaring flaw in bringing up Nazi Germany while making the case that voting for the lesser evil is a bad idea

And when he asked for clarification:

My point is that the holocaust that gave rise to Niemöller's quote in the first place happened because of weakened resistance from the SPD (the establishment left), which wasn't getting support from the far-left of its day because it wasn't left enough. When as a result the fascist party gained control, it put all the far-left people in camps, outlawed the SPD, and began killing people by the millions. Which in retrospect made the complaint that the establishment left wasn't left enough to support, even against literal Hitler, seem short sighted.

Mod banned me. 🙂

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Lmao. LinkOpensChest.wav is constantly going on about how mods are persecuting him. How ironic.

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The rule that I was banned under was:

  • No defending oppressive systems such as capitalism or the US "democracy."

I can't even tell whether to complain that it's weird to tell me I can't defend democracy, or that it's weird to call "it's bad to let the Nazis come to power" a pro-system-of-oppression viewpoint.

(I mean, I get it. I think it's safe to say that the real reason for the ban is neither of those things. I'm gonna let it go and move on with my day.)

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

"Not supporting the rise of Hitler is literally fascism. After Hitler, our turn!"

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