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"They are Nazis!" said Putin, during a speech in which he espoused the Nazi-like ideals of purifying his country by eliminating anyone who isn't "Russian enough
by IceMetalPunk 5y ago
"They are Nazis!" said Putin, during a speech in which he espoused the Nazi-like ideals of purifying his country by eliminating anyone who isn't "Russian enough" (sorry, "patriotic" enough, because that's clearly a different thing of course).
Seriously, I feel like Vlad is in some weird liminal space between Hitler and a tantruming two-year-old with bombs. Did he think that old Baby Hitler skit was a motivational aspirations video?
- tamaharbor 5y agoDon’t democrats in the US call republicans Nazis all the time also?
- IceMetalPunk 5y agoNo, people in the US call folks who embrace fascist policies and ideals Nazis. Because, you know, Nazis and fascism go hand-in-hand. Not all Republicans are fascists, but there's far more overlap there than in any other major US political party.
- MrWiffles 5y agoNot really. It gets pointed out in the news a lot because it's so salacious, but it's not at all common really. 2016-2020 saw a bit of an uptick in that kind of name-calling though, as the Trump administration implemented various policies and emboldened those with a pre-existing preference for authoritarian societies/systems, in spite of their self-professed "love of freedom". Source: self; former-Republican. Never again. America no longer has a conservative political party. What we have now is a nationalist authoritarian movement that borders on delusional, leveraging emotional contagion theory and group identity/identity politics to manipulate otherwise well-meaning (if gullible) people into supporting would-be tyrants.