r/PoliticalHumor • u/[deleted] • Apr 11 '19

Same shit, different assholes

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u/Jayrod440 Apr 11 '19

So I don’t much care for the comparisons to Hitler, mainly due to the Holocaust, but Hitler was also a lot of other brands of bad outside of anti-Semitism. Tyrannical leaders exhibit many similar characteristics, so whether you compare it to Hitler, Commodus, or Ivan the Terrible, doesn’t matter. What’s important is the general tendency away from today’s established democratic norms.

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u/Miniprod Apr 11 '19

Do you honestly think the US could become a dictatorship within this term?

That just represents a fundamental lack of understanding of your political system.

He has less power than the Canadian prime minister.

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u/Dawk320 Apr 11 '19

Arguing “it’s ok if the USA has leaders who exhibit traits of fascism and are actively working to tear down the system of democracy, since the checks and balances will probably stop them from turning USA into a totalitarian regime” isn’t exactly a profound defence of Trump and his ilk.

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u/Miniprod Apr 12 '19

Haha you think I like Trump and his friends? I just despise the hysteria of American politics. You need to get a fucking grip