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> They thought they were in the bubble of reality where—let’s say that Hitler was an American and he died—would you feel bad about saying, “Thank God Hitler die
by jiggawatts 1y ago
> They thought they were in the bubble of reality where—let’s say that Hitler was an American and he died—would you feel bad about saying, “Thank God Hitler died”? No, you wouldn’t, because you would assume that almost every single person would agree with you. So it would be easy to say that.
Hitler was popular in the United States for a shockingly long time!
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- theothertimcook 1y agoHe's still pretty popular in meme/pop-culture circles...
- krapp 1y agoHe's popular outside those circles. Trump has praised Hitler and his generals, and is a fan of Mein Kampf. US Rep Mary Miller has said Hitler's views on indoctrinating youth should be emulated. House candidate Carl Paladino called Hitler "the kind of leader we need." Numerous government employees and Trump have promoted white supremacist websites on social media. Kanye West has praised Hitler openly. 1 in 5 Americans don't even think Hitler was a bad person. The rehabilitation of Hitler is part and parcel of the normalization of white supremacist ideology across American culture. There's no hard line between "meme/pop culture circles" and real life. History has become tragedy and tragedy has become farce.