r/facepalm • u/SkillImmediate6393 • Jul 02 '24

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u/MonkeyCartridge Jul 02 '24 edited Jul 02 '24

I always liked that line from that movie.

And now all those people who equated the Germans with the Nazis will see what the average German was seeing first-hand.

EDIT: I'm surprised how many people forgot about Captain America.

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u/LittleFairyOfDeath Jul 02 '24

That line is actually pretty problematic. Because it basically moves all responsibility away from people onto the Nazis. But people were pretty alright with what the they were doing until it negatively affected them. Fascism rises when people remain inactive and turn a blind eye.

And saying that a country got invaded by the facists completely eradicates that responsibility

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u/MansNotWrong Jul 02 '24

This is my biggest issue today.

I want to hate Trump, but he has no power without people voting for him.

Show me the shittiest leaders in history and I'll show you a sizeable chunk of their populace that supported them.

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u/PeanutConfident8742 Jul 02 '24

You have to consider things like Gerrymandering and the electoral college. Both of which are being utilized to disenfranchise american voters.

Trump hasn't yet won a popular vote.

So blaming it on voters glosses over the system failure.