i think these people don't mind the whole hitler thing actually. the vibe is shifting. neo-nazis don't have to dissimulate anymore. the people on the dilbert_x/scott adams pipeline are becoming less and less abashed about their weird eroto-libidinal fascinations with hitler and nazis in polished leather boots.
i'm sure you're correct, but it's still mind-blowing watching it happen in real time. that the people who purport themselves Very Educated on that evil, evil period of history also sit with their thumbs up their asses, willfully, actively blind while parallels are firing off one after the other. i imagine some have watched Triumph of the Will so many times that they've developed a soft spot for that stuff (for all they insist hitler & co. were evil men).
for others, i think it's party tribalism predating neo-nazis stepping more into the open in terms of recent years. i do get blank stares sometimes when i respond that if their hypothetical democrat politician is convicted of an imprisonable offense that yes, they should go to prison. can almost see the gears shift as they fumble for a new direction.
didn't some of these guys say they were buying guns and ammo to deter authoritarianism? that's what i was hearing through waco, ruby ridge. was that all just conversational bloviation?
for others, i think it's party tribalism predating neo-nazis stepping more into the open in terms of recent years. i do get blank stares sometimes when i respond that if their hypothetical democrat politician is convicted of an imprisonable offense that yes, they should go to prison. can almost see the gears shift as they fumble for a new direction.
didn't some of these guys say they were buying guns and ammo to deter authoritarianism? that's what i was hearing through waco, ruby ridge. was that all just conversational bloviation?
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