silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoThe Republican Party Has a Nazi Problem | How did the GOP become a haven for slogans and ideas straight out of the Third Reich?www.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square81linkfedilinkarrow-up1416arrow-down13cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up1413arrow-down1external-linkThe Republican Party Has a Nazi Problem | How did the GOP become a haven for slogans and ideas straight out of the Third Reich?www.theatlantic.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square81linkfedilinkcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoI doubt they’re referring to the party affiliation, and instead to the ideology of the voters and politicians. The orgs/brands/teams they’ve historically supported are irrelevant when their current support is dependent on present and future fascism.
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoSure - if their point was “fascists have always been fascists” then I agree; who wouldn’t? But that’s not what the article or discussion was about.
I doubt they’re referring to the party affiliation, and instead to the ideology of the voters and politicians.
The orgs/brands/teams they’ve historically supported are irrelevant when their current support is dependent on present and future fascism.
Sure - if their point was “fascists have always been fascists” then I agree; who wouldn’t? But that’s not what the article or discussion was about.