jakee 1,601 #2101 8 hours ago 14 hours ago, dogyks said: We are in the awkward position in which Germany found itself sometime back where, distasteful as the candidate might be, the alternative is distinctly worse. You might consider what it says about you, that hearing you contend that Hitler was the best available candidate to lead Germany in the 1930s is not in the least bit surprising. The fact that you think you can defend your choice to vote for Trump by comparing yourself to the Germans who voted for Hitler though… well you really should start to wonder if you’re as clever as you think you are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,188 #2102 58 minutes ago 7 hours ago, jakee said: You might consider what it says about you, that hearing you contend that Hitler was the best available candidate to lead Germany in the 1930s is not in the least bit surprising. The fact that you think you can defend your choice to vote for Trump by comparing yourself to the Germans who voted for Hitler though… well you really should start to wonder if you’re as clever as you think you are. The highest support that the National Socialist party ever received was about 37%(1932). Similar to Trump's support today. Both Hitler and Trump realized that support in the cities would not materialize and moved to the rural areas to hold power. Both use violence and intimidation to hold power. For both Hitler and Trump theatrics plays an important role. "Two years later, in the election year of 1932, by which time the National Socialists had grown to be a major, albeit minority, force in German national politics, the biggest event of the year in the East Prussia region around Thalburg was a speech by Hitler himself. The Nazi Party arranged for trains to bring people in from all over the region. It was going to be an open-air meeting with seating capacity for 100,000 people, scheduled to begin at 8 in the evening. The seats were all filled by early afternoon. When Hitler’s plane flew overhead just before 8, there was a roar of “Heil!” from the swastika flag– and handkerchief-waving crowd. The impression was of a surging movement. But at the time, dues-paying National Socialists in Thalburg numbered only 40 souls." Trump is following an old play book. From the book: Who Voted for Hitler? by Richard F. Hamilton, no pun intended. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites