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tokenninja 49 points ago +49 / -0

opponents of national socialism or international socialism...

Cue the reeeeee

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Prom3th3us 20 points ago +20 / -0

I think this is the most brilliant thing I have read in recient memory. I’m not joking. It presents several fundamental concepts in a succenct easy format.

  1. Nazis and Soviets were both far left ideologies
  2. Both seeked to further their ideologies through similar means
  3. Both were a rejection of individualism in favor of group identity
  4. Both were central planned economies
  5. The only philosophical distinction between them was: Nazis wanted their group to defeat all other groups while Soviets wanted their group to assimilate all other groups
  6. All of the other attempts at these governments are simply shades of the same thing
  7. Adding adjectives to the word “socialism” cannot erase the evil fundamental to the word
  8. There remain to this day efforts to revitalize the principles of socialism in national and international politics and these efforts must be opposed and struck down.

Brilliant.

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Er_hast_mich 3 points ago +3 / -0

Nazis and Soviets were both far left ideologies

I think we make a mistake in seeing ideology as a line with right and left wings. It's more of a circle (it can be flat if you wish) that wraps around putting Nazis and communists together in the authoritarian section.

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Ex_Cathedra 13 points ago +13 / -0

Too bad that Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wasn't American. He was such an important voice in the opposition of communism. A memorial for him is very well deserved.

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magastrophysicist 4 points ago +4 / -0

We can make him a posthumous honorary American!

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Ex_Cathedra 4 points ago +4 / -0

I'd alright with that.

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Aquamine-Amarine 2 points ago +2 / -0

Have a section in the garden that is dedicated to foreigners who were our best allies and helped us defeat communism, Nazis, etc.

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spezisacuckold 5 points ago +5 / -0

I nominate Joseph McCarthy!!!

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splink 3 points ago +3 / -0

Oooh, the reactions on that one would be fun to watch.

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MAGA_Master 1 point ago +1 / -0

NAtional Zocialism = NAZI

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CommieCrats 12 points ago +12 / -0

EVERYONE POST 5 PEOPLE FROM THESE CATEGORIES!

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d_bokk 4 points ago +4 / -0

I mean if we were only allowed to have statues of perfect men who led perfect lives, then we'd just have millions of statues of Jesus and no one else.

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librul_tearsaholic 4 points ago +4 / -0

So does this mean there can be an Oprah in there? I don't want an Oprah in there...

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I_SEES_You 2 points ago +2 / -0

I would LOVE to see a statue of the first responders in the 9/11 terrorist attacks!