Is Trump Hitler?

futurecurrents said:
In ‘Hitler,’ an Ascent From ‘Dunderhead’ to Demagogue

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By MICHIKO KAKUTANI SEPT. 27, 2016





It'scary how well this also describes Drumpf......


• Hitler was often described as an egomaniac who “only loved himself” — a narcissist with a taste for self-dramatization and what Mr. Ullrich calls a “characteristic fondness for superlatives.” His manic speeches and penchant for taking all-or-nothing risks raised questions about his capacity for self-control, even his sanity. But Mr. Ullrich underscores Hitler’s shrewdness as a politician — with a “keen eye for the strengths and weaknesses of other people” and an ability to “instantaneously analyze and exploit situations.”

• Hitler was known, among colleagues, for a “bottomless mendacity” that would later be magnified by a slick propaganda machine that used the latest technology (radio, gramophone records, film) to spread his message. A former finance minister wrote that Hitler “was so thoroughly untruthful that he could no longer recognize the difference between lies and truth” and editors of one edition of “Mein Kampf” described it as a “swamp of lies, distortions, innuendoes, half-truths and real facts.”

• Hitler increasingly presented himself in messianic terms, promising “to lead Germany to a new era of national greatness,” though he was typically vague about his actual plans. He often harked back to a golden age for the country, Mr. Ullrich says, the better “to paint the present day in hues that were all the darker. Everywhere you looked now, there was only decline and decay.”

• Hitler’s ascension was aided and abetted by the naïveté of domestic adversaries who failed to appreciate his ruthlessness and tenacity, and by foreign statesmen who believed they could control his aggression. Early on, revulsion at Hitler’s style and appearance, Mr. Ullrich writes, led some critics to underestimate the man and his popularity, while others dismissed him as a celebrity, a repellent but fascinating “evening’s entertainment.” Politicians, for their part, suffered from the delusion that the dominance of traditional conservatives in the cabinet would neutralize the threat of Nazi abuse of power and “fence Hitler in.” “As far as Hitler’s long-term wishes were concerned,” Mr. Ullrich observes, “his conservative coalition partners believed either that he was not serious or that they could exert a moderating influence on him. In any case, they were severely mistaken.”

• Hitler had a dark, Darwinian view of the world. And he would not only become, in Mr. Ullrich’s words, “a mouthpiece of the cultural pessimism” growing in right-wing circles in the Weimar Republic, but also the avatar of what Thomas Mann identified as a turning away from reason and the fundamental principles of a civil society — namely, “liberty, equality, education, optimism and belief in progress.”
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Trump a narcissist? A narcissist just like Elon Musk, Steve jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Cuban, and many other good people...oh, then there's the Clinton's...not so good!
 
BONECRUSHER said:
Trump a narcissist? A narcissist just like Elon Musk, Steve jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Cuban, and many other good people...oh, then there's the Clinton's...not so good!
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Those others are not pure egos and all have done much good. Trump is all about himself. He's a disgusting example of shallow selfish capitalism and greed. No higher ideals at all and the world is no better off with him. Basically, he sucks.
 
fhl said:
I was born white, which makes me a racist. -I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which makes me a fascist. -I am heterosexual, which makes me a homophobic. -I am non-union, which makes me a traitor to the working class and an ally of big business. -I am a Christian, which makes me an infidel. -I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive North American culture, which makes me a xenophobe. -I value my safety and that of my family; therefore I appreciate the police and the legal system, which makes me a right-wing extremist. -I believe in the defense and protection of the homeland by all citizens, which makes me a militarist. -I believe that people who are illegally in America should not be given amnesty and benefits, which makes me anti-immigrant. -I believe that minorities with “C+” averages should not be admitted to medical and law schools in place of white students with “A” averages, which makes me intolerant and insensitive.

And now I’m not sure which bathroom I should use.
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Sucks being white, man!
 
fhl said:
I was born white, which makes me a racist. -I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which makes me a fascist. -I am heterosexual, which makes me a homophobic. -I am non-union, which makes me a traitor to the working class and an ally of big business. -I am a Christian, which makes me an infidel. -I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive North American culture, which makes me a xenophobe. -I value my safety and that of my family; therefore I appreciate the police and the legal system, which makes me a right-wing extremist. -I believe in the defense and protection of the homeland by all citizens, which makes me a militarist. -I believe that people who are illegally in America should not be given amnesty and benefits, which makes me anti-immigrant. -I believe that minorities with “C+” averages should not be admitted to medical and law schools in place of white students with “A” averages, which makes me intolerant and insensitive.

And now I’m not sure which bathroom I should use.
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Scataphagos said:
Sucks being white, man!
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Must be tough, playing the victim all your life. Perhaps you should join a group of like-minded brethren so you can wallow in your collective self-pity and maybe burn some crosses for catharsis. Assuming you're not already doing so...
 
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futurecurrents said:
Those others are not pure egos and all have done much good. Trump is all about himself. He's a disgusting example of shallow selfish capitalism and greed. No higher ideals at all and the world is no better off with him. Basically, he sucks.
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Are you kidding me? I was joking a little bit about him being a saint, BUT THE GUY HAS EMPLOYED A LOT OF PEOPLE...INCLUDING A LOT OF WOMEN and HISPANICS! Are you telling me there's not ASSHOLES down the street from where you live that own the McDonald's...the workout gym...the gas station...the liquor store, that employ people? Many business owners are self serving and greedy, they still deserve CREDIT for being PRODUCTIVE in the capitalism structure. So what if he laid people off in the past, they had a job for awhile! You guys take things so much for granted...it's sickening.o_O
 
BONECRUSHER said:
Are you kidding me? I was joking a little bit about him being a saint, BUT THE GUY HAS EMPLOYED A LOT OF PEOPLE...INCLUDING A LOT OF WOMEN and HISPANICS! Are you telling me there's not ASSHOLES down the street from where you live that own the McDonald's...the workout gym...the gas station...the liquor store, that employ people? Many business owners are self serving and greedy, they still deserve CREDIT for being PRODUCTIVE in the capitalism structure. So what if he laid people off in the past, they had a job for awhile! You guys take things so much for granted...it's sickening.o_O
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Yes, what we do without gambling, pro wrestling, fraud "universities", beauty pagents and a trail of bankrupt contractors. Yeah Trump has been great for society. A real class act. Of course dumb righties love this shit.
 
futurecurrents said:
Yes, what we do without gambling, pro wrestling, fraud "universities", beauty pagents and a trail of bankrupt contractors. Yeah Trump has been great for society. A real class act. Of course dumb righties love this shit.
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Hate to tell you this, but America is built on capitalizing on "anything"! Not very admirable is it? You take away all the "shit" and America will collapse! How come you haven't moved out of the country...probably because this "shit" is everywhere! How long have you been a socialist/anti-capitalist? Oh, the Clinton's and Obama have been great for society too, with all their damn corruption! What would I choose...a slimy business man or a corrupt politician. Since the politicians are corrupt with the PEOPLES MONEY (your money too, if you pay taxes)...I choose slimy business man!o_O
 
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