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> They just elected a Nazi in Illinois. I know nothing about American politics or what's going on in Illinois. But that you jump straight on calling someone yo

> They just elected a Nazi in Illinois. I know nothing about American politics or what's going on in Illinois. But that you jump straight on calling someone you disagree with a "Nazi", while also saying how different what Obama did with no explanation and a lot of insults, does not give me much confidence in what you are saying here. Just letting you know in case you were trying to convince anyone of your viewpoint.

maxerickson 9y ago
No, a literal former leader of the American Nazi Party party ran in an uncontested GOP primary and so will be a candidate in an upcoming election (he will lose, any GOP candidate would lose that particular election). No one is being called a Nazi for the wrong reasons. I guess the local party would have been smart to put someone else on the ballot, just for the look of things. Really that's the problem with the comment, characterizing the failure of the party to stand up someone respectable as support for the Nazi.
apocolyps6 9y ago
Here is the first sentence of his wikipedia page. "Arthur Joseph Jones (born January 1, 1948) is an American neo-Nazi, white nationalist, perennial candidate and Holocaust denier." What would you call this person in order to be polite?
castratikron 9y ago
He actually is a Nazi. That is not hyperbole. His name is Arthur Jones. He just won his party's primary, which means he has been elected to be on the ballot as a member of his party. Not anyone can run as, e.g., a member of the Republican Party. You need to be nominated first, and you do that by winning a primary. The position is in US Congress. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/us/politics/arthur-jones-illinois.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/us/politics/arthur-jones-...
matchbok 9y ago
Didn't call anyone a Nazi, except the Nazi, who just won a Republican primary. Try again.
- RyanZAG 9y ago
  Sorry for that - you can't believe my surprise that you really do have an actual Nazi running. That's honestly unbelievable. I hope you can understand why I assumed you were being hyperbolic.
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maxerickson 9y ago

No, a literal former leader of the American Nazi Party party ran in an uncontested GOP primary and so will be a candidate in an upcoming election (he will lose, any GOP candidate would lose that particular election). No one is being called a Nazi for the wrong reasons. I guess the local party would have been smart to put someone else on the ballot, just for the look of things. Really that's the problem with the comment, characterizing the failure of the party to stand up someone respectable as support for the Nazi.

apocolyps6 9y ago

Here is the first sentence of his wikipedia page. "Arthur Joseph Jones (born January 1, 1948) is an American neo-Nazi, white nationalist, perennial candidate and Holocaust denier." What would you call this person in order to be polite?

castratikron 9y ago

He actually is a Nazi. That is not hyperbole. His name is Arthur Jones. He just won his party's primary, which means he has been elected to be on the ballot as a member of his party. Not anyone can run as, e.g., a member of the Republican Party. You need to be nominated first, and you do that by winning a primary. The position is in US Congress. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/us/politics/arthur-jones-illinois.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/us/politics/arthur-jones-...

matchbok 9y ago

Didn't call anyone a Nazi, except the Nazi, who just won a Republican primary. Try again.

RyanZAG 9y ago
Sorry for that - you can't believe my surprise that you really do have an actual Nazi running. That's honestly unbelievable. I hope you can understand why I assumed you were being hyperbolic.

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