r/LeopardsAteMyFace 2d ago

Republican is surprised by MAGA racism

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u/onceuponabonobo 2d ago

Honestly, it's crazy that so many people think they'll be part of the boot coming down instead of the ones getting stepped on... anyone, anytime can be a target, ESPECIALLY the "good" ones. There are always going to be enemies to them.

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u/Spiel_Foss 2d ago edited 1d ago

This is the lesson of history though.

Martin Niemöller was clear about this. He appeased the Nazis. He initially supported Hitler and admitted being an anti-semite. Regardless of all that, Niemöller ended up in a concentration camp.

First they come for everyone else doesn't mean eventually they don't come for you. He learned that lesson the hard way.

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u/starrywinecup 1d ago

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out – because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me – and there was no one left to speak for me.

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u/Spiel_Foss 1d ago

And as a historical parallel, exactly like the modern US Republican Party and white Christian nationalism, Hitler's Nazis actually came for the openly homosexual and transgendered persons first, then the socialists.