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> While nazism and its crimes were condemned after World War II, making the return of this form of totalitarianism impossible Even written in 2021 rather than
by kibwen 1y ago
> While nazism and its crimes were condemned after World War II, making the return of this form of totalitarianism impossible
Even written in 2021 rather than today, it's difficult to take the OP seriously after this. Both Hitler's nazism and Stalin's communism are manifestations of the deeper authoritarian sympathies that infect the human psyche and to which the modern world is quickly succumbing.
- sublimefire 1y ago> deeper authoritarian sympathies It is not that but systematic destruction of any institution standing in the way. Once that is done it is easier to wield power and suppress people to do stuff. Just look at Russia today, where dissent is extremely risky to you and people around you, where shitnews television is pumping people with weird narratives, etc. Similarly T.Snyder argues that a precursor to the atrocities (not the war per se) in WWII were the destruction of the institutions.
- justsomejew 1y agoCommunism was quite different from nazism, whatever they tell and told you in the west. You just did not live there, and some people rewrote the history for you. Equating communism and nazism is one of the most abominable aspects of western propaganda
- nec4b 1y agoThey are both the same. One wants one true race society and the the other one true class society. The only way tho achieve one or the other state is by eliminating those who don't conform (Holocaust and Holodomor). It's despicable some pretend one is better then the other.
- LtWorf 1y agoAccusing Karl Marx of what Stalin did is like saying Lincoln is guilty of Trump.
- nec4b 1y agoAnd how can you achieve a classless society without violence?
- LtWorf 1y agoViolence on the rich is justified. Unless of course they give it up willingly.
- nec4b 1y agoThe other side says something similar. Violence on "not my race" is justified, because they are subhumans.