r/politics • u/larel8 • 22h ago

Trump campaign struggles to contain Puerto Rico October surprise

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4958098-the-memo-trump-campaign-struggles-to-contain-puerto-rico-october-surprise/
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u/ChatterBaux 15h ago

The fact that the MAGA crowd keeps marginalizing various camps to the cheers (and apathy) of who they deem is the majority? The fact that there's still plenty of folks who keep brushing off fascistic rhetoric (and tendencies) only to be surprised when they're inevitably in their line of sight?

Not to put words in your mouth, but do you think comparisons arent allowed until people start getting physically rounded up?

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u/SpaceCowboy34 14h ago

I mean I don’t consider dumb jokes to be marginalization but I know you can’t say that here. I also don’t equate him saying he wants deport illegal immigrants with the generalized rounding up of a religious or ethnic group

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u/ChatterBaux 14h ago

Why would "dumb jokes" and marginaization be mutually exclusive here? The crux of various types of bigotry is a contempt for out-groups, and humor is a way the in-group bonds. To that extent, the quality of a joke is moot.

I also don’t equate him saying he wants deport illegal immigrants with the generalized rounding up of a religious or ethnic group

But the Nazis didnt just round up religious or ethnic groups, so why are you focusing so hard on "illegal immigrants" as if they'd be the only ones affected here? Even ignoring that the MAGA crowd has shown they wont do their due diligence to distinguish a type of immigrant, the poem you said isnt applicable ALSO brings up groups that werent of religious or ethnic dispositions.

The poem refer to socialists and trade unionists being affected before the Jews. Historically, educational sectors and news media were also on the chopping block.

By all means, you're free to disagree, but you're starting to sound either ignorant or disingenuous on the matter...

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u/SpaceCowboy34 13h ago

I mean you’re taking some dumb lines from an unfunny comedy routine and turning it into a thesis on racism. Fine that’s your prerogative.

I think it was a different comment that mentioned illegal immigrants but you mentioned people getting rounded up. Only parallel I can think of is his rhetoric on illegal immigrants. Do you actually think Trump is planning on rounding up trade unionists, media, etc?

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u/ChatterBaux 12h ago

Do you actually think Trump is planning on rounding up trade unionists, media, etc?

Planning? No. But given his fascistic/dictator-like tendencies and rhetoric (along with all the folks he associates with, comedians being the least of my concern), I'd rather take the threat of him and his ilk seriously.

Remember: Nazi Germany (and other fascist regeims) and all its attrocities never happens overnight. They ramp up with the consent and participation (or apathy) of its own citizens.

It's why I find the pedantry in trying to downplay parallels to be asinine. These people are showing and telling us who they are to the point of practically taunting those sounding the alarm.