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applegrove

(118,595 posts)
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 07:16 PM Feb 2014

The GOP rich are like the nazi followers.

Last edited Fri Feb 21, 2014, 09:48 PM - Edit history (1)

They now think they are pure and perfect in their capitalism. They deny that there is both good and bad in capitalism (they don't take resposibility for the financial crisis). Just like nazi followers who thought they were the only good and pure germans. The rich persecute both others previously persecuted, the poor, and persecute new groups (intellectual elite). Just like the Nazi followers persecuted the previously persecuted others (the jews) and the newly persecuted ( intelectual elites). And the GOP leadership attack these others with attacks on governance and unions and funding and support. The others react to these attacks and the GOP leaders get their followers to judge the other on their well ground anger as if the emotion happened in a vacuume and the GOP followers are. the victim of an unprovoked attack. The nazis did the same thing. And there the comparison ends. With what the Nazis set up in the 1930s. Obviously genocide has not occured. But when the CEOs act all upset that they and capitalism are not seen as purely good, it is fair to point out to them that because they think they are the good ones they should remember that the "good germans" in the 1930s were actually the worst germans ever seen. At the very least the GOP and their followers should be asked if capitalism is without fault at every turn. CEOs should be asked that as human beings are they special, or a mixture of strengths and wealnesses like everybody else.

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The GOP rich are like the nazi followers. (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2014 OP
Godwin says, "AMF"! 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #1
Not ready to go that far I think Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #2
Would you agree that said GOP followers applegrove Feb 2014 #3
Sure, but in all honesty Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #4
I'm not saying Democrats should be anti capitalist. They should just say applegrove Feb 2014 #5
Agreed Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #6

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
1. Godwin says, "AMF"!
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 07:23 PM
Feb 2014

And that's from someone who agrees with you about the rich pricks who currently dominate the GOP. But gratuitous Nazi references are intellectually lazy and insulting.

applegrove

(118,595 posts)
3. Would you agree that said GOP followers
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 07:32 PM
Feb 2014

should be asked if capitalism is without fault any chance we get?

 

Boom Sound 416

(4,185 posts)
4. Sure, but in all honesty
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 07:37 PM
Feb 2014

I don't know anyone who says anything is (of human hands anyway)perfect.

Additionally, is it really a tenet of the Democratic Party to be anti-capitalism. I'm not ready to go that far either.


As to directly answering your question. Yes, call them out on as much bs as possible.

applegrove

(118,595 posts)
5. I'm not saying Democrats should be anti capitalist. They should just say
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 08:49 PM
Feb 2014

pure unfettered capitalism isn't without problems. That CEOs are not gods on earth. Nobody is. The opposite of what the GOP claims.

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