▲ 2201 ▼ Americans: Never, EVER question again how Hitler came to power in 1933 Germany (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Treczoks@lemmy.world to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world 1027 comments fedilink hide all child comments Because you now did it to yourself.
[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 84 points 2 years ago (7 children) The apathy of the masses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] whostosay@lemmy.world 146 points 2 years ago (4 children) Calling this apathy is letting Nazis off easy. This isn't apathy, this is a massive chunk of the US population willingly acting on this. Today is truly a tragedy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) They're no less at fault. Fascists were always going to vote. Non-voters had the power to decide. Self-titled "centrists" and "apoliticals", or those who adopted a stupid moral high ground because of one thing that Harris did or did not say, made a choice that amounted to "I'm okay with the worse outcome". They failed to vote against the worse outcome. Fascism is a cancer that should be excised with prejudice. So is abstention. And Americans should hold them equally responsible for every harm and every life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] angrystego@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Non-voters can turn fascist too. There's no guarantee that if everyone voted, the results wouldn't be the same. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Except everything we know about voting in America disagrees with you permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I'm fully expecting a "night of the long knives" type of situation now. Hope to be wrong about it, but I haven't been so far. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Asetru@feddit.org 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) Apathy? This isn't apathy. Apathy doesn't vote. Hate votes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago That's the problem, you see. Fascists and zealots were always going to vote. The decision was in the hands of the people who didn't, and they're at fault exactly as much as fascists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 146 points 2 years ago (4 children) Calling this apathy is letting Nazis off easy. This isn't apathy, this is a massive chunk of the US population willingly acting on this. Today is truly a tragedy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) They're no less at fault. Fascists were always going to vote. Non-voters had the power to decide. Self-titled "centrists" and "apoliticals", or those who adopted a stupid moral high ground because of one thing that Harris did or did not say, made a choice that amounted to "I'm okay with the worse outcome". They failed to vote against the worse outcome. Fascism is a cancer that should be excised with prejudice. So is abstention. And Americans should hold them equally responsible for every harm and every life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] angrystego@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Non-voters can turn fascist too. There's no guarantee that if everyone voted, the results wouldn't be the same. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Except everything we know about voting in America disagrees with you permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I'm fully expecting a "night of the long knives" type of situation now. Hope to be wrong about it, but I haven't been so far. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) They're no less at fault. Fascists were always going to vote. Non-voters had the power to decide. Self-titled "centrists" and "apoliticals", or those who adopted a stupid moral high ground because of one thing that Harris did or did not say, made a choice that amounted to "I'm okay with the worse outcome". They failed to vote against the worse outcome. Fascism is a cancer that should be excised with prejudice. So is abstention. And Americans should hold them equally responsible for every harm and every life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] angrystego@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Non-voters can turn fascist too. There's no guarantee that if everyone voted, the results wouldn't be the same. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Except everything we know about voting in America disagrees with you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Non-voters can turn fascist too. There's no guarantee that if everyone voted, the results wouldn't be the same. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Except everything we know about voting in America disagrees with you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Except everything we know about voting in America disagrees with you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I'm fully expecting a "night of the long knives" type of situation now. Hope to be wrong about it, but I haven't been so far. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Asetru@feddit.org 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) Apathy? This isn't apathy. Apathy doesn't vote. Hate votes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago That's the problem, you see. Fascists and zealots were always going to vote. The decision was in the hands of the people who didn't, and they're at fault exactly as much as fascists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago That's the problem, you see. Fascists and zealots were always going to vote. The decision was in the hands of the people who didn't, and they're at fault exactly as much as fascists. permalink fedilink source parent