It’s Official: With “Vermin,” Trump Is Now Using Straight-up Nazi Talk He’s telling us what he will do to his political enemies if he’s president again. Is anyone listening?

I feel pretty safe in saying that we can now stop giving him the benefit of that particular doubt. His use—twice; once on social media, and then repeated in a speech—of the word “vermin” to describe his political enemies cannot be an accident. That’s an unusual word choice. It’s not a smear that one just grabs out of the air. And it appears in history chiefly in one context, and one context only.

  • @[email protected]
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    1021 year ago

    Anyone still unclear to the concept? This is his play book, his manual. Nothing else. If you don’t recognize it, shame on you and your history teacher.

    • @kn33
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      791 year ago

      In 1923, Hitler and his supporters attempted a coup in Bavaria. This seminal event was later called the Beer Hall Putsch. Upon its failure, Hitler escaped, only to be subsequently arrested and put on trial. The trial proved to be a blessing in disguise for Hitler, as it garnered him national fame. Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison, but he would only serve eight months. During this time, Hitler wrote Mein Kampf, which became the vade mecum of National Socialism. Once released, Hitler switched tactics, opting to instead seize power through legal and democratic means.

      So… fuck…

      • @[email protected]
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        351 year ago

        Yep. There was something about people who don’t know history are bound to repeat it’s mistakes.

        • @Ensign_Crab
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          131 year ago

          And then some people read history and think repeating its mistakes is a great idea.

      • @sizzler
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        171 year ago

        Orange boy can’t even sign his name in the right place.

        • @kn33
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          71 year ago

          He could record videos, though

      • @[email protected]
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        151 year ago

        He’s too old for all that, but good news everybody! Trump isn’t the real threat anyhow – he’s the carnival barker. The real threat is the organised group of fascists who have been working hard on all the plans and slogans he claims as his. People like Steven Miller, Bannon, Stone, and some members of Congress.

        They’re younger, smarter, and more determined than trump to replace democracy with their authoritarian utopia. They’ll find another front man when trump is gone.

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        41 year ago

        Yeas, but thank goodness Trump is a senior citizen. He’s really only doing this to keep his fatass out of prison.

        He is not a mastermind, and I still believe his health will fail sooner than we expect.

    • @CitizenKong
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      281 year ago

      I mean, the only book he’s known to possess is one with Hitler’s speeches.