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kpete

(72,005 posts) Sat Jul 20, 2019, 09:37 PM Jul 2019

Germans know fascism when they see it.

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Germans know fascism when they see it. (Original Post) kpete Jul 2019 OP

"His struggle - Neo Nazis, Ku Klux Klan, Racism: How Donald Trump stirs up hate in America" The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #1

"Sein Kampf" FakeNoose Jul 2019 #2

"Sein" means "his" in that caption. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #3

Thanks - I was about to correct that too Pachamama Jul 2019 #5

And it's back in 2017 so they spotted it pretty early on. Golden Raisin Jul 2019 #4

They spotted it early bdamomma Jul 2019 #6

Well, so do we Ferrets are Cool Jul 2019 #7

But American media just says "Heil Trump". triron Jul 2019 #8

Specifically Nazism. We are in the 4th Reich. We would make Adolf proud. triron Jul 2019 #9

The hand is too big. CaptYossarian Jul 2019 #10

Good one. You're right. LastDemocratInSC Jul 2019 #11

Wow! That is STARK, and sadly very true donkeypoofed Jul 2019 #12

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,790 posts)

1. "His struggle - Neo Nazis, Ku Klux Klan, Racism: How Donald Trump stirs up hate in America"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 09:41 PM

Jul 2019

FakeNoose

(32,686 posts)

2. "Sein Kampf"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 09:43 PM

Jul 2019

... means "their struggle" because Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" means "my struggle."

That's some damn good photoshopping, too.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,790 posts)

3. "Sein" means "his" in that caption.

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 09:47 PM

Jul 2019

"Their struggle" would be "ihr Kampf." It's pretty clear they were equating Trump with Hitler.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)

5. Thanks - I was about to correct that too

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 10:27 PM

Jul 2019

Golden Raisin

(4,611 posts)

4. And it's back in 2017 so they spotted it pretty early on.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 09:56 PM

Jul 2019

bdamomma

(63,913 posts)

6. They spotted it early

Reply to Golden Raisin (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 10:39 PM

Jul 2019

but his supporters presently have not spotted it early.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,108 posts)

7. Well, so do we

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 10:41 PM

Jul 2019

but it seems no one can do a farking thing about it.

triron

(22,009 posts)

8. But American media just says "Heil Trump".

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 11:30 PM

Jul 2019

triron

(22,009 posts)

9. Specifically Nazism. We are in the 4th Reich. We would make Adolf proud.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 11:33 PM

Jul 2019

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

10. The hand is too big.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 11:47 PM

Jul 2019

LastDemocratInSC

(3,647 posts)

11. Good one. You're right.

Reply to CaptYossarian (Reply #10)

Sun Jul 21, 2019, 12:02 AM

Jul 2019

donkeypoofed

(2,187 posts)

12. Wow! That is STARK, and sadly very true

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2019, 03:34 PM

Jul 2019

When a German magazine has a cover like that, it reallly hits you between the eyes! Wow.

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