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The idea that a democratically elected government is testing the waters and attempting to stage a coup d'état is a pretty obvious allusion to Hitler's rise to p

by Mikeb85 10y ago

The idea that a democratically elected government is testing the waters and attempting to stage a coup d'état is a pretty obvious allusion to Hitler's rise to power. It's pretty plain to see, especially given a few of the links in the article, including another of the author's own...

grzm 10y ago
Interesting interpretation, and one that I think you should have included rather than the comment you did. One of the complaints all around right now is that people aren't speaking clearly with one another. Yet, you've really done it again, by alluding to "a few of the links in the article, including another of the author's own..." when to be clear you could have quoted and linked to the source. I know that I personally would have benefitted from the contribution. We should be helping each other understand. If your intent isn't to discuss these issues substantially, please don't add to the noise with allusions and implications. There's enough stuff to wade through as it is.
- Mikeb85 10y ago
  Here. First link, from near the top: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/reince-preibus-holocaust-remembrance-day.html?referer=https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/trial-balloon-for-a-coup-e024990891d5 https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/reince-pre... An article nitpicking about a failure to specifically include the word Jew when talking about the Holocaust, even though it was an event that everyone knows targeted the Jews. Included is a quote by Tim Kaine trying to equate it with Holocaust denial. Especially interesting given Bibi Netanyahu seems to be a Trump fan. Link from the end of the article, what I was alluding to: https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/what-things-going-wrong-can-look-like-400f84a0cc3a#.unvsapfpl https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/what-things-going-wrong-ca... And here's a quote from the author, contained in this article: "I’m reading this as “1933 playbook continues on schedule" Edit - should also add, my original comment was intentionally flippant given the submission isn't real journalism (it's not, it's a blog), and the topic has been beaten like a dead horse.
  - grzm 10y ago
    Thanks, I already did that work.
  - rolux 10y ago
    To point out the "failure to specifically include the word Jew when talking about the Holocaust" is not "nitpicking". Especially when it is followed almost immediately by a series of Trump tweets justifying his immigration order with "large numbers" of Christians executed in the Middle East. (Which, while factually correct, depending on what you think constitutes a large number, is a bizarre misrepresentation of who are -- by far -- the majority of the victims of Islamist terror, namely: Muslims)

by Mikeb85 10y ago

grzm 10y ago

Interesting interpretation, and one that I think you should have included rather than the comment you did. One of the complaints all around right now is that people aren't speaking clearly with one another. Yet, you've really done it again, by alluding to "a few of the links in the article, including another of the author's own..." when to be clear you could have quoted and linked to the source. I know that I personally would have benefitted from the contribution. We should be helping each other understand. If your intent isn't to discuss these issues substantially, please don't add to the noise with allusions and implications. There's enough stuff to wade through as it is.

Mikeb85 10y ago
Here. First link, from near the top: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/reince-preibus-holocaust-remembrance-day.html?referer=https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/trial-balloon-for-a-coup-e024990891d5 https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/reince-pre... An article nitpicking about a failure to specifically include the word Jew when talking about the Holocaust, even though it was an event that everyone knows targeted the Jews. Included is a quote by Tim Kaine trying to equate it with Holocaust denial. Especially interesting given Bibi Netanyahu seems to be a Trump fan. Link from the end of the article, what I was alluding to: https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/what-things-going-wrong-can-look-like-400f84a0cc3a#.unvsapfpl https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/what-things-going-wrong-ca... And here's a quote from the author, contained in this article: "I’m reading this as “1933 playbook continues on schedule" Edit - should also add, my original comment was intentionally flippant given the submission isn't real journalism (it's not, it's a blog), and the topic has been beaten like a dead horse.
- grzm 10y ago
  Thanks, I already did that work.
- rolux 10y ago
  To point out the "failure to specifically include the word Jew when talking about the Holocaust" is not "nitpicking". Especially when it is followed almost immediately by a series of Trump tweets justifying his immigration order with "large numbers" of Christians executed in the Middle East. (Which, while factually correct, depending on what you think constitutes a large number, is a bizarre misrepresentation of who are -- by far -- the majority of the victims of Islamist terror, namely: Muslims)