The parallels are genuinely disturbing. It’s further disturbing how many Americans are just cool with it.
Not just cool with it, thrilled. Giddy.
They’re angry that they’re too dumb to participate in modern society.
They’re “Ogre” from Revenge of the Nerds.
I saw this in the theater when I was about 6, and him yanking down and tearing that flag really resonated with me for some reason. I thought of that scene often as I grew up.
Today, I know how he feels.
During the Italian fascist period, it was used as the political headquarters of Benito Mussolini, and was adorned with a giant sculpture of the dictator’s face surrounded by the word “SI” (Italian for "YES”).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Braschi#History
Also present is the mysterious leader Big Brother, who has an intense cult of personality. The Party brutally purges anyone who does not fully conform to their regime, using the Thought Police and constant surveillance through telescreens (two-way televisions), cameras and hidden microphones. Those who fall out of favour with the Party become “unpersons”, disappearing per damnatio memoriae with all evidence of their existence destroyed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four_(1984_film)
Here is one from a candidate to the Paris mayor office:
Even in France we have our wannabe fascists as well.
How any Republican can’t see this is beyond me.
They see it and they love it
There are no Republicans any more. That was just their larval stage before they morphed into their final form: MAGA.
The Republican Party is as dead as the Whigs. They should only be referred to in a scholarly/ historical context.
They are all MAGAs now.
It looks like it says “Make America Hate Again” which yeah does seem like their agenda.
It is also funny to me that this is the picture he would choose…like…he sees this and thinks he looks cool. He really is the calibre of villain who would be in a movie where the main character is a dog.
They like to use his MUG SHOT, because they think it makes Libz crazy. It doesn’t, it just proves how fully morally bankrupt MAGA has become.
What a weird thought process. So they think Democrats see this and are intimidated? They are such clowns… (in fairness, so are most Democrats, but still bizarre)
Oh, yeah, the Conservative Propaganda Machine has convinced them that Libz are all pussies who are scared of EVERYTHING. Y’know, like they are.
So we’re supposed to be frightened of all their threats, but they don’t realize that we’re all looking at them like middle-schoolers trying to act tough, when we know they’re just supremely annoying children.
The difference is that MAGA won’t grow out of it. We will have to BEAT it out of them.
We’re not allowed to do that with middle-schoolers.
Plastering the face of the person routinely denying people justice on the front of the department of Justice.
You couldn’t cut through the irony with a case of dynamite and a rock drill.
everytime America tries to remake something European, they fuck it up.
Outside it’s 1933 so I’m hitting the bar.
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At least Napoleon had SOME competencies, smh, can’t even get a half-decent tyrant in our modern era
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Putin perhaps.
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Donald should avoid gas stations.
It is entirely possible that he has never been to a gas station.
I’m sorry to take your innocence away:
I’m honestly surprised he ever bothered to learn to drive. He’s always been such a lazy piece of shit.
I couldn’t picture him driving much less owning a car, but someone sent this to me in response to saying so online.
I mean, he dragged a camera person with him. The whole thing could be a photo op and with rented Lamborghini.
Still odd to think about.
So, full aside, but related to the picture you shared with me. I didn’t know that the Countach could be unattractive. It was one of my first favorite cars when it came out in the '80s. But what the fuck is that color scheme‽ That’s absolutely ghastly. I suppose it tracks though, Trump is as tasteless a man as has ever lived.
Ugh, that dickhead is standing like he’s putting gas in it, but all the pump nozzles are still hanging.
I remember the dude was always a complete tool and a bit of a laughing stock when I was young. Completely out of touch, never hip at all. It really is baffling just how he got to the not quite circular room.
If it makes you feel better, I believe it’s a Diablo.
It does, a little. Thank you kind internet stranger.
That quote hits because it reminds us how symbols and moments can echo across time. Different eras, different contexts—but history always leaves lessons worth reflecting on.
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Ok of all the Hitler comparisons you could make, is putting a picture of yourself up on a wall really THAT damning?
Cult of personality shit is generally pretty damning when it reaches the point where the government itself is engaging in it at the behest of the cult leader, yes.
If you ignore the entire context and the actual text. This is not just “putting a picture of yourself up on a wall”, and that is quite the disingenous way of describing it.
“Hitler/Trump was just a guy that wanted to protect his country”
I love that your comment is getting downvoted with 0 replies addressing what you highlighted here. There’s a flood of memes pinpointing much more serious similarities (ice/gestapo, fake news/Lügenpress, etc.) but now we are so in love with our passive resentment of the situation that we’re pretending both leaders having a face is indicative of sameness
It’s actually a surprisingly accurate indicator of a fascist takeover. People who want to be dictators want to see their face on a wall I guess.
ahh, I see this is why my art teacher was clearly a hitlerite for having so many self-portraits in her office
I would only get concerned when she starts putting them up on the front of government buildings
what universe am I in now, then? Schools ARE government buildings on my planet lol
You can’t seriously think that this is a good argument that understands what it is trying to disprove, right?
Almost certainly not, but there’s also currently 0 counterarguments or clarifying replies of what may have been missed on my end. I prefer to reserve judgement in the absence of evidence, but I’m also not trying to waste time reading about aliens if you catch my drift
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Different purpose lil bro
What a fucking dumb shit take this is. No one should be hanging their face on the department of justice, indicating who that department does justice for.
Yeah this isn’t as severe as the other shit he’s doing but ITS STILL INDICATIVE HE WANTS TO BE LIKE HITLER. HE WANTS THE FASCIST TAKEOVER. HE WANTS TO BE KING AND HE KEEPS DOING FUCKED UP SHIT TO VARYING DEGREES
AM I TAKING TO A BOT? what the fucking ACTUAL FUCK is wrong with you pedantic Reddit-ass libs my god people like you are the REASON we are in this mess.
Life is hard. Blocking pedantic little penis wrinkles is easy.
Classy stuff, chief lol
I voted for hillary and kamela (couldn’t risk Biden vote as such would obvs lead to Trump 2024–us politics is horribly predictable so maybe am part of the problem tho)
I hope you find peace😊
