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ck4829

(35,077 posts) Tue Apr 9, 2019, 06:08 PM Apr 2019

I hear "nationalism" and I picture Hitler, destroying 'others', and the horrors of World War II

The wage of nationalism is death.

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I hear "nationalism" and I picture Hitler, destroying 'others', and the horrors of World War II (Original Post) ck4829 Apr 2019 OP

What I've gleened from recent events is... FiveGoodMen Apr 2019 #1

Prior to America's entry into WWII, there were Hitler supporters here. Girard442 Apr 2019 #2

I think many if not most Americans have very little conception of history. NT enough Apr 2019 #3

Yup, the Nazis messed up a lot of things. Buzz cook Apr 2019 #4

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

1. What I've gleened from recent events is...

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2019, 06:23 PM

Apr 2019

That Americans are fine with Fascism.

WWII was fought entirely to keep out German accents.

Girard442

(6,075 posts)

2. Prior to America's entry into WWII, there were Hitler supporters here.

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Tue Apr 9, 2019, 06:49 PM

Apr 2019

The then president of the Southern Baptist Convention, M. E. Dodd, visited Nazi German before the war and thought it was all just splendid and it was way overexaggerated how they mistreated the Jews and besides they deserved it anyway.

enough

(13,259 posts)

3. I think many if not most Americans have very little conception of history. NT

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Tue Apr 9, 2019, 08:01 PM

Apr 2019

Buzz cook

(2,472 posts)

4. Yup, the Nazis messed up a lot of things.

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2019, 10:33 PM

Apr 2019

The swastika used to be a peace symbol and the nazis fucked that up.

Nationalism used to mean that it is better to unite as a larger geographical unit, than to exist as a several petty states. The nazis fucked that up too.

Tiki torches used to be kitschy yard ornaments and the nazis fucked them as well.

Nazis, fucking good things up since 1920.

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