White Nationalists #nazis showed up in Kamloops today to protest ahead of Truth and Reconciliation Day.

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[–] 7 points 3 days ago (11 children)

Idk, it worked pretty well in the 1940s.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    “They say the prisoner of Spandau was a symbol of defeat Whilst Hess remained in prison, and the fascists they were beat

    So the promise of an Aryan world wold never materialize

    So why did they all come out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died” - Chumbawumba

    (We didn’t kill enough Nazis the first time)

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    Sure.
    70 years after we fought a war to defeat fascism, it has been resurrected under the guise of American conservative populisim, in no small part because people have forgotten the lesson of WWII.

    I mean, if you're under the impression that we can somehow defeat fascism for all time then never ever have to worry about it ever again, then you'll be sadly disappointed. Freedom requires vigilance.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

    I understand how that's an appealing narrative that helps you make sense of the world and manage your feelings, and in that sense it is a very good narrative. But it's not reality. The solution you're so proud of requires a mass purge every three generations, and you think that's just the way it has to be. Fully buying in to a narrative built around a cosmic conflict between good and evil FFS is buying in to the whole model of fascism. The ruling class WANTS the slaughter, the boom, the crunch, the conflict, and the next slaughter. Every step in the cycle, they ratchet their power and wealth. It's not an accident that it keeps happening, and the solution isn't just to play your role on the other side of the stage. It isn't naive kids playing nazi who are your enemy, you naive kid playing WWII conscript. Fascism never ever occurs in the absence of wealthy capitalists. Shooting their employees doesn't fucking solve anything.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 days ago (5 children)

    Did it? WWII worked well? 100 million. Dead. Huge economic ruin.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Yet the decades after were the most prosperous in the history of the human race. Sounds like it was worth it.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 days ago* (1 child)

    Not so. Not remotely. You know when the other most prosperous times were? After plagues, famines, wars, and other mass deaths. Not the gloat you wish it was.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago*

    Not the gloat you wish it was

    Except what I said, which was "the most prosperous in the history of the human race" is 100% true. Quality of life for essentially everyone in the entire world went up in the 2nd half of the 20th century way beyond what they were before, even in countries like North Korea and Somalia. Advancements in technology, medicine, and globalization brought wealth to billions, much of which was due to the world order brought about by the allied powers.

    Also, not sure why you think fighting fascism in that war was such a bad thing. Do you really think we'd be better off if the Nazis were not opposed?

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