Also, if HRC is neck-and-neck in the polls with a latter-day Hitler... that sort of paints an unflattering portrait of HRC, does it not?
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Do you think the Social Democrats who were defeated by Hitler in the polls were contemptible figures?
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My preferred analogy is with George Wallace or Joseph McCarthy. He's Wallace or McCarthy as a major party nominee.
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To return to original point: even if I reject Hitler-analogy I think those who believe it are justified in using democratic means.
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If I thought Trump would implement extermination camps and invade the world, I'd probably view "democratic means" as insufficient.
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So if Trump is elected and democratic means fail, should the Hitler alarmists organize armed resistance cells?
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My rule of thumb is that as long as you live in a democracy, you follow democratic rules. Different if it's a dictatorship.
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This is America. We organize Super PAC's.
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In seriousness, proper response to Trump is massive protests. Proper critique of Dems is they clamp down on that
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Dems enabled fascism then, by nominating a widely-despised, corrupted, scandal-plagued, duplicitous candidate.
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