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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Wow, tankies may actually drop the mask and openly support their orange hero

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

I don't like those losers. I like the generals who knew where to put the suitcase.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Personally none of the things this article says surprise me. But unfortunately, the author doesn't seem to provide any sources for Trumps statements, only the denials of those statements. Idk if people are just scared and want to remain anonymous or what but it loses integrity when people refuse to identify themselves or rather when A reporters article doesn't have sources like this.

[–] Kbobabob 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Idk if people are just scared and want to remain anonymous or what but it loses integrity when people refuse to identify themselves

Better than someone losing their life for not remaining anonymous IMO.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Won't argue that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

I mean..

Looking up from a history text book

I want you to have the kind of Hitlers General had...

Especially the ones like this guy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus_von_Stauffenberg

Probably don't wanna be the ones like this guy though - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_R%C3%B6hm

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I read that as genitals...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Have you forgotten yet?

[–] [email protected] 160 points 1 week ago (22 children)

His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.

https://phdn.org/archives/www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/documents/osssection3pt1.htm

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 week ago

It’s Cluster B. Alternative reality. Never to blame. They almost need enemies to work on to be themselves. Gaslight or verbally abuse those in disagreement lest your private reality break. No empathy. Chases power over scenarios.

We’re living inside the reality of a mental illness. And because it goes to the highest office, the fuckery is exponentially more.

[–] acosmichippo 24 points 1 week ago

so basically fascism.

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[–] waddle_dee 112 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Read the whole and thing and, wow. It's just unbelievable to me that people can support this man so fervently.

I guess it's what happens when you give people permission to be completely selfish and devoid of empathy. He's a fucking psychopath.

[–] simplejack 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s what happens when you get your news in parts of the country where Fox and Sinclair own the airwaves. They make immigrants and democrats seem terrifying.

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 1 week ago (27 children)

Is he aware that Germany lost?

[–] waz 28 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I expect he is a slow reader. He may not have gotten to that part of the book yet.

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[–] Rapidcreek 47 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hitler ended up firing most of his generals. Then he shot himself.

[–] Maggoty 46 points 1 week ago

Hitler's best generals tried to kill him.

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[–] jaggedrobotpubes 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Bad ones, weak enough to listen to me"

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[–] dhork 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I read this entire article, and it made me sad. Because the guy's probably going to win. The people who need to read this article simply won't, and they will continue to believe what he tells them.

[–] waddle_dee 40 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The people who need to read the article would, and then complain that it's all lies to denigrate Trump. It's a sick joke that I have family members who, "respect the military and those who serve", but continue to tout Trump as a Messianic figure to save America. The brainwashing/rot is real.

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[–] peopleproblems 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Goddamn. And he's potentially president a second time.

Trump has already caused significant damage. If he wins, we can expect things to get really bad.

But even if he loses, look at what he's done. He truly believes personal gain is the only thing someone should ever value. There is no justice for someone like that, other than taking it all away. Forcing him to realize that humanity has only survived because we can work together for collective gain.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Can't wait to hear how this gets sane washed.

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