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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
I understand the sentiment and anger towards Trump, however the reference to Hitler is not appropriate. I think you can make your point without using the Hitler reference.
Trump has not enacted a plan to slaughter millions.
By likening Hitler to Trump, you lessen the stigma attached to Hitler.
Just my 2 cents.
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As a couple people have pointed out, the similarities are definitely worth noting. Remember: Hitler wasn't "Hitler" until very late in the game, and a lot of scholars believe that the final solution was sort of "fallen towards" as things progressed out of control (that it wasn't planned years and years in advance).
I think you do better by the people we owe respect and the history we're meant to learn from when you don't talk about Hitler in hushed tones, like his name is an inhuman curse, recognise the patterns and ideology that led Germany down that horrible path, and point it out when you see it.
"Don't compare someone to Hitler, because you trivialise the holocaust" is a good attitude in theory, but if it stops you from making appropriate and important comparisons? Then you're in the wrong, unfortunately.
There are tons of books, papers, and documentaries worth taking in about that period of history. The rise of Hitler and why so many regular citizens went along with the holocaust (specifically the way Jewish people were characterised by the public long before the holocaust, not unlike we talk about Muslims today) is really fascinating and you'll find some extremely concerning parallels between that situation and America today.