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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reminder that Jews for Hitler & the Log Cabin Republicans are things that exist or have existed.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think I heard about the first one.

Were they the ones that thought he was joking and voted for him because they thought it would be funny?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"A possible reason why some German Jews supported Hitler may have been that they thought that his antisemitism was only for "stirring up the masses".

The seemingly ironic fact that a Jewish association advocated loyalty to the Nazi programme gave rise to a contemporary joke about Naumann and his followers ending their meeting by giving the Nazi salute and shouting "Down With Us!"

It must of been that part that I was thinking about.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Herzl worked with him for sure.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They voted for him because they were promised tax cuts for ultra rich

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t think that’s true. From my understanding Von Naumann was motivated by a sense of nationalism, not privilege.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think @[email protected] was speaking allegorically. As in the promise of tax cuts for the rich is why people support Trump today.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why discount the possibility of them speaking in racist characterisation? The discussion is about Jews for Hitler, hopefully you can see how even delivered metaphorically, it is kinda obvious cartoonish racism.

Also are you sure you understand the concept you’re trying to peddle?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Now that you mention it, I suppose that could be. And, no, I'm not sure I understand much of anything.