silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agoThe Republican Party Has a Nazi Problem | How did the GOP become a haven for slogans and ideas straight out of the Third Reich?www.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down11
arrow-up1258arrow-down1external-linkThe Republican Party Has a Nazi Problem | How did the GOP become a haven for slogans and ideas straight out of the Third Reich?www.theatlantic.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·5 hours ago Republicans were not always Nazis They kinda always have been. Did everyone just forget about the Ku Klux Klan? What about the 1920s Eugenics movement? Before the Southern Strategy(c.1960s), klansmen, etc… were more likely to be Democrats than Republicans. The people have always existed (by various names). I think this is more an inspection of the party itself’s shift
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoI doubt they’re referring to the party affiliation, and instead to the ideology of the voters and politicians. The orgs/brands/teams they’ve historically supported are irrelevant when their current support is dependent on present and future fascism.
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoSure - if their point was “fascists have always been fascists” then I agree; who wouldn’t? But that’s not what the article or discussion was about.
Before the Southern Strategy(c.1960s), klansmen, etc… were more likely to be Democrats than Republicans.
The people have always existed (by various names). I think this is more an inspection of the party itself’s shift
I doubt they’re referring to the party affiliation, and instead to the ideology of the voters and politicians.
The orgs/brands/teams they’ve historically supported are irrelevant when their current support is dependent on present and future fascism.
Sure - if their point was “fascists have always been fascists” then I agree; who wouldn’t? But that’s not what the article or discussion was about.