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> I can't believe this is the first time I've seen someone NOT compare Trump to Hitler. What those two have in common is they fit the definition of the word 'd
by Florin_Andrei 10y ago
> I can't believe this is the first time I've seen someone NOT compare Trump to Hitler.
What those two have in common is they fit the definition of the word 'demagogue' 100%, point by point. Along with many, many others (numerous political figures in Europe in the '30s, Huey Long, senator McCarthy, etc).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue
Hitler, however, was far more effective than everyone on that list.
Well, at least so far. But even so, Hitler's charisma and ability to emotionally be a puppet master to enormous masses while spewing bullshit appears to be unparalleled in history.
Based on what we've seen so far, the Berlusconi comparison seems best. Knock on wood.
- baby 10y ago> Hitler's charisma and ability to emotionally be a puppet master to enormous masses while spewing bullshit appears to be unparalleled in history. This seems a bit broad.
- Florin_Andrei 10y agoWell, the metric I was using was the effects on the whole world. Perhaps there are better metrics than that, I don't know.