• yesman@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Europeans should be self aware enough to recognize that the most devastating criticism of Trump are direct comparisons to historic European tyrants. And forget about Hitler or Mussolini. Donald Trump at his worst can’t even measure up to Leopold II.

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      3 months ago

      That is an insane argument. You are saying anybody whose country went through a genocidal dictator can’t criticize Trump because he’s not as bad yet? WTF?

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        3 months ago

        Never mind that in those examples that they gave, none of them were elected like Trump was:

        • Hitler lost the election for president; but was later appointed as chancellor by the guy that won after political pressure;

        • Mussolini was appointed by the king after threats of paramilitary force;

        • Leopold II was a hereditary monarch

        Sorry US bros. I like you and I love you depending on the days. But just like the French will never live down the white flag meme, you will never live down that you elected a pedophile fascist TWICE.