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by cman1444 284 days ago
I think there are many differences and I certainly wouldn't say that the two are perfectly analogous at all, but I think the comparison mainly refers to their similarities as propagandists for their respective leaders which has some validity to it.

I'm curious though: In what way do Democrats (or "the left") share far more political DNA with Nazis?
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mrsopa 284 days ago
Propagandist for their respective leaders. Was Chester Cheetah the Goebbels of Frito-Lay? Or any other spokesperson for their respective beliefs or organization. Like the other poster stated, one stark difference is that Charlie was strongly in favor of Israel something that diametrically opposes him to Nazi ideology. Secondly, Goebbels and the Nazis were in favor of total control of information. Charlie again was the opposite of that. Anyone could come and challenge him, and actually that did not always go well for Charlie, but he welcomed the open dialogue up until the moment someone murdered him for that.
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cman1444 284 days ago
For me personally, the through line is that chester cheetah, along with most other spokespeople, was not advancing a political organization that demonized and persecuted outgroups, or that tried to subvert and consolidate power.

I believe those things are true of both the MAGA movement and of Nazis, albeit in different amounts of severity.

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bigyabai 284 days ago
> Anyone could come and challenge him

This is wrong, it was not a moderated debate. The event was a campaign rally and anyone could be ejected for asking the wrong questions.

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zahlman 281 days ago
> it was not a moderated debate.

How do you figure?

> The event was a campaign rally

For whose campaign, in what contest?

> anyone could be ejected for asking the wrong questions

According to what policy, cited where? What are "the wrong questions", and how did they apparently not include the ones Kirk was addressing when he was shot?

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blks 281 days ago
To be frank, modern Israel is getting more similar to their enemies of the past in their genocidal actions and segregation.

And Nazi Germany regime was at some point very into idea of a Jewish state.

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