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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-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.
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.