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A video which features Ron DeSantis that includes a symbol often associated with neo-Nazi groups has been met with outrage after it was allegedly retweeted by his campaign team.

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[–] FlyingSquid 102 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why is there even outrage at this point? It's not a secret these people are Nazis. They've barely hidden it. Thankfully, DeSantis has no chance at all.

[–] [email protected] 93 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Don’t get complacent. That was the word about Trump until he won in ‘16.

[–] FlyingSquid 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

DeSantis is going against Trump. It's very clear who Republicans like more.

EDIT: So sorry, I have no idea what happened.

[–] islandofcaucasus 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was worried about DeSantis at first, but he's a value brand Trump. He doesn't get people riled up like Trump does. I'm still worried about Trump though. I drink think he could win again but I didn't think he'd win in 2016

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

DeSantis doesn't get the right riled up, but he is effective in ruining everything intentionally like McConnell. He won't get the Republicsn nomination till Trump dies, but he will probably be the successor.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

He's effective at ruining everything in Florida, where he has Reublican supermajorities in the legislature to back him up. I'm not convinced he's actually an effective politician like McConnell.

[–] PhoenixRising 5 points 1 year ago

I don't think the corporate sponsors of the gop will allow DeSantis. Trump was VERY good for business, DeSantis has shown that he is a threat and can't play nice.

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[–] raltoid 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They're trying to present it as if it was shocking, to "subtley" deny what they are, but actually spreading who they really are.

It all falls into their mindset of thinking most people secretly agree with them. They're idiots who think it is some clever ruse to rally support.

[–] tigerjerusalem 56 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Holy crap. In other countries people would be arrested for using fascist and nazi imagery. What kind of hell hole is the US becoming?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Becoming? The only reason why Nazi ideology didn't take off in America in the 1930s was because American conservatives wanted a home-grown fascism, not that imported shit.

Even so, there was that massive Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden that everyone forgets about. Allen Dulles, who went on to become the head of the CIA when it was formed, is said to have shed real tears when America declared war on Germany.

It was also an American Neo-Nazi who created Holocaust Denialism.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

America First was only one such group, the German Abwehr was very active in America.

Father Coughlin had a radio audience of tens of millions and literally read Goebbels’ propaganda over the air. He had his own militia group.

The Silver Legion was another one.

A man named Leon Lewis formed a civilian spy ring that was tracking Nazis in Los Angeles. One of its members even warned congress of a planned attack on the Hercules Powder plant a year before it was blown up (cause still officially unknown).

I think Pearl Harbor is the main reason this stuff was stopped.

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[–] LEDZeppelin 13 points 1 year ago

A confederate one

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

Somehow, we've fully confused facts for opinions, and now you're just allowed to say whatever hateful nonsense you want because pearl-clutching centrists don't believe anyone can make restrictions on speech that couldn't be abused.

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

The proverbial chickens are coming home to roost

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[–] SangriaFerret 53 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"Newsweek has not been able to verify if it had been shared, or the account from which the clip was retweeted from. '

So... They just published this article without confirming that it even happened? I'm not doubting that it did because it seems pretty on brand but you would think a major news outlet would make sure before they publish an article stating it did.

[–] Cabrio 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

News gotta go fast, 24 hour news cycle and still not enough time for all of it. Fact checking? That's for losers, and if you're not first you're a loser.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Take my angry upvote; it's true; getting there first matters more than getting it right for those views. They maybe go back and edit later.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Was hoping we could do better here at not just sharing and upvoting articles based on titles, but this is already in my TopDay, so...

[–] thorbot 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I guess Rhonda Sandtits is trying really hard to be as equally awful as the orange shitstain that he’s running against

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

And it’s (thankfully) failing terribly because he has about as much charisma and personality as a potato. Nothing about him seems authentic. It’s like his campaign thought “Hmmm what do Trump supporters like? Nazis and fascism? Yeah let’s run with that.” and it’s clearly not connecting.

It’s like he’s running as a parody of Trump. A cheap generic knockoff. And so far it appears the GOPers want the name brand.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (14 children)

I hate both parties equally, but Republicans are Nazis, fascists, and racist. Democrats are just corporate lobbyists.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Republicans are also corporate lobbyists in addition to being nazis

[–] Zombiepirate 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right?

I dislike water chestnuts, but I'd hate one soaked in radioactive diarrhea a lot more.

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

Another quote to add to my now begun collection of (political) analogies. The second one after "Voting for [right wing party name] is like shitting in your own bed because you're angry about not being able to sleep at night"

[–] Cabrio 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here's one I reappropriated and modified from a dumb Conservative that was using it ineffectually:

Conservatives are like vegan cats, fed the wrong shit so it's all they can regurgitate.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I'm not a fan of either party but one of them are outright fascists courting the most hateful ignorant people to win votes.

The other are corporate sellouts, maybe one day if we all go vote we can drag the discussion back to the left a little and get an actual lefty candidate instead of corpo whores

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[–] DougHolland 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate both parties equally.

Words to chuckle at.

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[–] thesprongler 5 points 1 year ago

I hope you don't hate Nazis, fascists, and racists as much as corporate lobbyists.

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[–] Ensign_Crab 26 points 1 year ago

Is anyone even remotely surprised? This is all Republicans are anymore.

[–] DigitalTraveler42 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We've had Nazis protesting all over Orlando and Tampa practically every weekend these days, yet our governor and his surrogates just encourages more of this Nazi crap.

Thankfully we have Volusia county Sheriff Mike Chitwood actively trying to arrest as many of these Nazi fuckers that he can get proof of wrongdoing for, he seems to be the only authority figure in the state actually trying to do something about the growing Nazi infestation we've got going on here in Florida.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

“Predictable”, more like

[–] ohlaph 14 points 1 year ago

The competition to see who is the most racist.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone have an archive link to the post and video? I want to share it. People need to know.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're already putting "retweeted" into quotation marks, lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It's more aesthetically pleasing and rolls off the tongue better than "regurgitated xcrement"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I see some people that are suggesting that, while that symbol might be popular with nazies, it is likely too ubiquitous to bo only popular with the nazis. That might be true, but political figures should probably exercise a bit more caution than the average citizen when it comes to these kinds of things, if only for the optics.

On the other hand, it is likely tedious to go through all of the media that passes through a political campaign to ensure that these types of things are caught, even if there are staffers assigned to specifically these types of things.

On the other, other hand, it is probably simpler to just not agree with nazis.

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

If this video wasn't created to highlight that Desantis is a fascist then we should definitely start doing that and getting him to unironically support them lmao

[–] thefloweracidic 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone know the source video? Or the account that tweeted this?

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