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Disagree. The comparison is between Trump and what Hitler seemed to be before he revealed himself in full as what he truly was. The analogy is completely soun
by aerovistae 10y ago
Disagree.
The comparison is between Trump and what Hitler seemed to be before he revealed himself in full as what he truly was.
The analogy is completely sound. We are comparing to late 1920s Hitler, not 1940s hitler. It's an important distinction.
- whamlastxmas 10y agoMein Kampf was published in 1925 and outlined the vast majority of Hitler's beliefs and plans.
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoKeep in mind, though, that not everybody who sounded like late 1920s Hitler turned into 1940s Hitler. (Can't think of any counterexamples off the top of my head, but I suspect there are more who didn't than more who did.) But it's kind of like safety engineering: You plan for the worst possible accident, not for the happiest possible outcome. If Hitler is the worst possible outcome of electing Trump, that's bad enough that even Hillary looks good. Not that I could vote for Hillary, but I sure ain't voting for Trump.
- aerovistae 10y agoThe safety engineering analogy is exactly it.