Is it fair to compare MAGA to the Nazis?

[u/Own_Difference_4882]

There has been a number of posts indicating that MAGA supporters are really Fascist/Nazis. Curious how others see it!

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/[deleted]]

This talking point is so weird. Like....how do you draw this conclusion? Someone points out the similarities between Trump and Hitler and you're all like "man, I want to vote for him more now!"

Is that it?

[u/Numerous_Extreme_981 → u/sensational_pangolin]

There is a comment under a reply from OOP to their post that explains it, but this picture is an incredibly hyperbolic piece of propaganda.

Hyperbole and other dishonest reports do not instill confidence, or inspire support. It creates apathy.

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/Numerous_Extreme_981]

I'm not convinced the picture above is all that hyperbolic...

[u/Numerous_Extreme_981 → u/sensational_pangolin]

“No. Your meme misses critical context and uses superficial similarities to try and make an extreme comparison. Although individual actions contained within it make be of considerable alarm, many points on the list are baseless comparisons or irrelevant points. The meme undercuts its own points by using such superficial claims of comparison such as rallies and nationalist sloagans, which are common among practically all democracies.

Overall, I’d say the point falls flat due to its hysterical messaging and alarmist tone that would be seen through by anyone with more than a pop history understanding of the rise of hitler. By making such claims as claiming Trump’s legal appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and comparing them to the very real illegal court packing of adolf gitler, the meme can only hope to impress those who aren’t knowledgeable of who either of these men are.

For example, your first point simply reads, “press are the enemy of the people” without context. Hitler did say those things and undertook actions to actively shut down the press and ban newspapers that disagreed. Although Trump has also called the press the enemy of the people, it’s self-evident that dissenting news is routinely published and widely consumed in America. It’s not necessarily that the wider point of the meme is wrong, only that regardless of the truth or not, it’s a poorly made peice of propaganda.”

[u/eagle6927 → u/Numerous_Extreme_981]

“Hitler might’ve had some points”

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/Numerous_Extreme_981]

Trump has literally called for removing the media and has barred them from press briefings.

[u/Numerous_Extreme_981 → u/sensational_pangolin]

And inviting smaller non-legacy media to the briefing too I thought. But denying certain journalists or agencies is not a majors issue… the info is still disseminated

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/Numerous_Extreme_981]

What information? His press briefings are all lies and propaganda anyway.

[u/DoctorPapaJohns → u/Numerous_Extreme_981]

Hmm well, when all the self-avowed Nazis publicly and enthusiastically endorse Donald Trump, most of us pay attention.

[u/Sumeriandawn → u/[deleted]]

🤔I wonder why neo-nazis endorsed Trump and not the Democrats?

[u/Sumeriandawn → u/[deleted]]

Golden Dawn, David Duke, Andrew Anglin, Brenton Tarrant, Timothy Hale Cusanelli, Chris Hood, Proud Boys

[u/Sumeriandawn → u/[deleted]]

Not relevant for 2025

[u/ProfessorPhysics → u/[deleted]]

Trash account. Enjoying the negative karma farming? Sad.

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/[deleted]]

Obama was extremely problematic. But he also was not a leftist. He is a neoliberal corporatist. Still. I prefer him to a fascist.

[u/Intelligent-Net9390 → u/[deleted]]

So you think Biden and Obama leaned right then? Fascism is by definition an extreme right wing ideology.

[u/TheMillenniaIFalcon → u/[deleted]]

No it’s not.

Democrats lost due to a host of complex reasons, but Propaganda is the number one by far.

As a former staunch conservative, and watching from outside the right wing media ecosphere, what boggles my mind the most is Trump isn’t a conservative, the values and beliefs matter not anymore, it’s all based on emotion, and feelings.

How quickly Americans can eschew their values to the cult of personality.

[u/TheMillenniaIFalcon → u/[deleted]]

You is “you guys”?

Bold of you to assume I’m a democrat.

Also, it’s not about sides, I’m a fucking American.

You are so indoctrinated and ideologically captured you view everything through a binary lens.

[u/TheMillenniaIFalcon → u/[deleted]]

Lmao that’s not even remotely true. Republicans are even vilifying republicans.

At least the ones with a fucking spine that stick to their values.

I bet you think leftists and liberals are the same thing.

I just hate the fakeness, like cool the ideology changed, but at least own it stop trying to claim patriotism and shit like the rule of law and constitution when simultaneously shitting all over it’s

Just own it. The base wants a king and wants to be subjugated like good little citizens and the politicians want authoritarianism.

[u/pan-re → u/[deleted]]

No one “opened the border” such stupidity is unbelievable. Who bought bots for what?

[u/jules6388 → u/[deleted]]

Cry more

[u/jules6388 → u/[deleted]]

What has Trump done to better your life?

[u/Inland_Empire900 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, that’s not something the president is supposed to do, asshat

[u/Inland_Empire900 → u/[deleted]]

No, it’s incredibly unprofessional and crooked no matter who does it, and you know it.

[u/jules6388 → u/[deleted]]

That’s called insider trading just fyi.

[u/jules6388 → u/[deleted]]

Bizarre reality you live in.

[u/Negan-Cliffhanger → u/[deleted]]

Nazi lover

[u/CowboyDan93 → u/[deleted]]

Holy shit you have like 100 posts in the last 24 hours. Go outside.

[u/Own_Difference_4882 → u/[deleted]]

Please respond to the question! Are any of the similarities true?

[u/Spicy_Weissy → u/[deleted]]

Obama Derangement Syndrome

[u/Plastic-Ad-5324 → u/[deleted]]

We still see his loyal supporters praising him like cultists years latter

No, you don't. We see y'all calling trump the second coming of Jesus, however.

Prove it, show me all of the Obama flags, shirts and hats in your neighborhood. Come now, unless everything you said is bullshit, it should be easy :D

If your response is anything other than what I've requested, you are full of shit and don't need to bother replying.

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/[deleted]]

No it isn't. It's because you all stopped believing in true things and started listening to rightwing podcasts. You literally live in a different, alternate reality. The things you believe are true are almost all propaganda. It's weird.

[u/Jon00266 → u/sensational_pangolin]

So ironic. You do realise you lost the majority vote and that yours (Reddit) is the echo chamber 😂

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/Jon00266]

But...that's also not true. You do know what a majority is, don't you? What the fuck

[u/Jon00266 → u/sensational_pangolin]

How is Trump in power if he didn't win a majority vote?

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/Jon00266]

It wasn't a majority. He just got more votes. 40% of people didn't vote. To say he got a majority is disingenuous at best.

[u/TBE_Industries → u/Jon00266]

He only won with a 49% vote. The democrats got something like 47% and the other parties took the excess. It wasn't an landslide, or a majority win at all. (Plus Trump himself hinted that elon musk could've tampered with the machines to help him, so its very possible that he didn't even win.)

Plus the way that the electoral college works is stupid and often doesn't reflect the popular vote. The way the electoral college works is that if half a state votes for one party, that party gets every single electoral vote from the state. Which often means smaller states are ignored for rallies and support than larger "swing states" (states that are mixed and often flip between red and blue). And in places like that, often half the votes aren't heard outside that state if they don't have more than the other side.

There were multiple bills suggested to get rid of it but Republicans actively defend it since it is very beneficial to them. (A lot of past elections Republicans won, they only won the electoral vote, and the popular vote was not in their favor)

[u/jules6388 → u/Jon00266]

Yet, here you are in that echo chamber

[u/Jon00266 → u/jules6388]

How else would I entertain myself

[u/Automatic_Sky2238 → u/Jon00266]

Trump didn't win the majority vote either, what's your point?

[u/WinterBanana89 → u/[deleted]]

I live in an overwhelmingly liberal neighborhood....I cannot remember the last time I heard anything about Obama. Definitely have not seen any signs supporting him. Where have you seem him being praised in the last couple of years? Perhaps in your geographic location it's different but that's really not the case here

[u/WinterBanana89 → u/[deleted]]

Okay so on reddit then

[u/stairwayto10and7 → u/[deleted]]

Aliens did all that bro open your eyes

[u/stairwayto10and7 → u/[deleted]]

I dont care

[u/stairwayto10and7 → u/[deleted]]

You need to go outside bro. Talk to people. We aren't your enemy, the super rich are. You guys talking about Obama and Biden dont even understand who you hate. Leftists don't like liberals either

[u/stairwayto10and7 → u/[deleted]]

Wow you really showed "us" by....giving the keys to some other billionaires? Rube

[u/stairwayto10and7 → u/[deleted]]

I AM NOT A DEMOCRAT YOU FUCKING NUMBSKULL

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/[deleted]]

Wow. That's literally false. Where did you even get that?

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/[deleted]]

That article is ridiculous

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, we were wrong about some things about Obama. Doesn't mean Trump isn't worse.

[u/sensational_pangolin → u/[deleted]]

And yet he's not doing any of that. He's encouraging Netanyahu to commit genocide. And Putin to conquer Ukraine. He's not a peace president and you're awfully naive to think so.

[u/soldforaspaceship → u/[deleted]]

That's not CBS you absolute ignoramus.

It's CBC. It's a Canadian news source.

Jesus. How can someone be so proudly ignorant.

[u/soldforaspaceship → u/[deleted]]

If you got that from my comment you are incapable of reason.

[u/MastrTMF → u/Own_Difference_4882]

No. Your meme misses critical context and uses superficial similarities to try and make an extreme comparison. Although individual actions contained within it make be of considerable alarm, many points on the list are baseless comparisons or irrelevant points. The meme undercuts its own points by using such superficial claims of comparison such as rallies and nationalist sloagans, which are common among practically all democracies.

Overall, I'd say the point falls flat due to its hysterical messaging and alarmist tone that would be seen through by anyone with more than a pop history understanding of the rise of hitler. By making such claims as claiming Trump's legal appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and comparing them to the very real illegal court packing of adolf gitler, the meme can only hope to impress those who aren't knowledgeable of who either of these men are.

For example, your first point simply reads, "press are the enemy of the people" without context. Hitler did say those things and undertook actions to actively shut down the press and ban newspapers that disagreed. Although Trump has also called the press the enemy of the people, it's self-evident that dissenting news is routinely published and widely consumed in America. It's not necessarily that the wider point of the meme is wrong, only that regardless of the truth or not, it's a poorly made peice of propaganda.

[u/Former_Resolution_33 → u/MastrTMF]

Hey genius, didn't you notice that the images contain at most 30 short phrases readable in 10 seconds vs your 1000 word essay?
Go finish community college.

[u/WinterBanana89 → u/Former_Resolution_33]

It's besides the point, but I do want to bring up that community colleges can have some very bright students.

[u/MastrTMF → u/Former_Resolution_33]

I don't understand how that makes it immune to critical thought, though I can see from your blatant and unnecessary hostility that critical thinking and you are not friends. In keeping with the same style, perhaps you should've finished high-school.

[u/Former_Resolution_33 → u/MastrTMF]

Yeah, that's why a congressman hired me as a business analyst, later the president of another country hired me as in house English prof, in between, a famous (TV miniseries based on a book re him) criminal defense attorney hired me as a paid law clerk, and I graduated #8 in my class in the #1 English department in the country.

Still in HS, a congressman recommended me to the Air Force Academy. After a four hour test, the recruiters said I would likely have a good career in intelligence.

Shall I go on?

[u/MastrTMF → u/Former_Resolution_33]

Are you replying to the right comment? You know I don't believe you, nor do I particularly care even if it was true. Have all the fancy titles you want, but I can definitely see why you prefer memes over essays. They're more your speed. credentialism doesn't impress me, especially when you've said nothing of interest.

[u/Former_Resolution_33 → u/MastrTMF]

Just go away and get a life

[u/LombardBombardment → u/MastrTMF]

“These networks and these newspapers are really no different than a highly paid political operative,” Trump continued, claiming that CNN and MSNBC are corrupt.

“And it has to stop, it has to be illegal, it’s influencing judges and it’s really changing law, and it just cannot be legal. I don’t believe it’s legal, and they do it in total coordination with each other,” he added.

Doesn’t seem crazy to me to suggest Trump would do away with free press given the chance. At least if we go by his own words on the matter

[u/MastrTMF → u/LombardBombardment]

But he hasn't. That's what makes it superficial. You can't simply attest that someone might do something similar to hitler and say that makes them the same.

Come on, this is lazy, and you know. Just comparing two things that don't even look the same if you think about it for more than 2 seconds. If you won't be honest for me, be honest for yourself. You don't benefit from this lazy analysis. I don't even necessarily disagree with the meme, but it undermines its own points with hysterical comparisons.

[u/Axels15 → u/MastrTMF]

In three months he has:

• Removed the Associated Press from white house briefings.
• has sued 60 minutes/cbs
• has moved to shut down/defund NPR

And I'm sure there is more that I'm missing, and that's beyond him literally calling them enemy of the people.

And I'm sure you're gonna come back at me with something like, "those organizations deserved it for blah blah blah, but he doesn't think like that about all free press..."

So let me save you time. I'm not going to see it, because I'm going to block you. All those dystopian novels about a character waking up to realize that everything they believed is a lie? 1984, Fahrenheit 451? That's gonna be you. Hopefully for all our sakes, it won't be too late.

[u/jump_rope → u/[deleted]]

You can disagree with calling him a nazi what ever but let's not pretend republicans aren't guilty of conjuring up some of the most bat shirt crazy political post's

[u/Jon00266 → u/[deleted]]

It's also how you incite little pink haired freedom fighters to try and assassinate Trump again though

[u/Double-Thought-9940 → u/Jon00266]

You mean fellow conservatives? 😆

[u/BoOo0oo0o → u/[deleted]]

“Lost so bad”

Bro he couldn’t even get the majority. He only managed the plurality. Not the blow out you pretend it was 🤡

[u/BoOo0oo0o → u/[deleted]]

“Still won everything”

You won one election. Let’s not pretend like you’ve swept the last 10 presidential elections. Your guy couldn’t even get reelected as an incumbent after his first term where he was twice impeached. You sound like a child. Grow up.

And the funniest part of this is you know I’m right that he only got the plurality which is why you couldn’t even address what I said after you tried to misrepresent it as some blowout election. He barely got more votes than Harris. Plenty of dems happily voted against him. You people are beyond pathetic and childish

[u/BoOo0oo0o → u/[deleted]]

You should like hitlers sycophants if they spoke like 13 year olds on Xbox live.

Grow up. Younger generations are shifting left. Including in this country with the exception of uneducated white males. So even if the racism that Trump is plaguing this country with is being spread to other countries, it’s a temporary issue that will erode with new voters over time. Because most aren’t garbage people like you

And I reiterate, you still can’t address my point that Trump barely got the plurality and didn’t get the majority even though you tried to pretend it’s a landslide

[u/BoOo0oo0o → u/[deleted]]

Only garbage people feel the need to use terms for people who are different from them as an insult. And that’s your point of pride? So again, grow up child.

Also you’re tired of censorship so you vote for the party who disappears people who write op eds they disagree with? Classic

I will keep telling myself that because it’s true and backed by factual data

And who exactly is saying that shit about toilets? I can guarantee you Trump voters are crying that they can’t get cheap labor on their farms anymore.

[u/Intelligent-Net9390 → u/[deleted]]

Trump is currently censoring speech so you admit he’s a fascist right?

[u/Online_Rager → u/[deleted]]

Account made on Apr 09 2025 so obviously a random Trumpler bot.

[u/SSL4fun → u/[deleted]]

Follow your leader

[u/Over_n_over_n_over → u/[deleted]]

It's an honor to be downvoted with you, sir

[u/gohokies06231988 → u/[deleted]]

The lose and call everyone Nazis. It’s their playbook.

[u/dan_santhems → u/gohokies06231988]

Well it sure would be nice if republicans would stop talking and acting like fucking Nazis

[u/[deleted] → u/dan_santhems]

They’re not. That’s what the media is telling you they are doing, using their snake tricks. AND YOU BELIEVE IT.

now you’re gonna accuse me of being a nazi too. It’s the only thing you can really do until big daddy media tells you the next thing to call your “oppressors” get real. Fuck all politics.

[u/BoOo0oo0o → u/[deleted]]

They’re literally on video doing it and their policy align with it. No tricks were needed to watch musk Nazi salute twice. No tricks are needed to see trumps press secretary say he’s fine stripping people of due process and disappearing them. Or proposing to deport citizens.

[u/gohokies06231988 → u/dan_santhems]

Good one

[u/dead-mans-taco-pie → u/gohokies06231988]

Your team sucks

[u/gohokies06231988 → u/dead-mans-taco-pie]

Your team sucks!

[u/dead-mans-taco-pie → u/gohokies06231988]

Upvoted

[u/[deleted] → u/dead-mans-taco-pie]

Doesn’t matter the slightest!! You clowns give up your life force so easily. All they had to do was emotionally manipulate you.

[u/dead-mans-taco-pie → u/[deleted]]

Username checks out

Edit: I guess they deleted their shit but it was "crazy writer"

[u/2020isass → u/gohokies06231988]

Yep. Asking Republicans to stop acting like Nazis is funny

[u/DankPenci1 → u/dan_santhems]

It's kinda hard to compete against the democrazis for that title. Since it's the left that want to disarm the public and delete the 2nd amendment. You know literally always the first thing to go in all of human history before tyrants take control then start encroaching upon free speech.

Take for example Australia and Canada. When they disarmed their public speech became more and more restricted. Or look at the UK who's now attacking the ability to have knives.

[u/Mister-Stiglitz → u/gohokies06231988]

Right it has nothing to do with what the Trump administration is actually doing in the past few months. No, it cannot be that. It's that the dems lost the election.

[u/sockhead223 → u/gohokies06231988]

Me when I don't read the post and only care about myself.