Oct 27, 2010 23:53
Someone on Facebook compared Obama to Hitler. To clarify. They are listed as a friend. They said that Obama is basically Hitler and that history is going to repeat itself.
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I want you to step back from a second. I do not care if you, or anyone else, hate Obama. This isn't about Obama. You may hate anyone you want. That's your choice. You are also quite capable of using your Freedom of Speech to say what you want. That's your choice. hell, making a joking comparison between Hitler and someone is fine, because its humor. "Oh, you know who else liked to breath air? That's right, Hitler"
However, if you are going to make a serious (non-Godwin) comparison between anyone to Hitler, you better have a fucking damn good justification if you expect me not to turn on you with such a rage that your ass will hurt for a month after. You better make sure that you know your history behind Adolf Hitler because I'm going to come at you full court press and be throwing those facts in your fucking face. And if you have a problem with it, you better apologize quickly and firmly.
Hitler was a fucking monster. He is one of the worst people to ever walk upon this planet. He isn't the only one. If you really want an example of another case of a monster that once walked this planet, Google "gulags" and get back to me. Hitler rose to power by rigging elections, campaigning fear, outlawing political parties, and forcing the opposition to step down. When he had power, he had millions of people killed.
There very well may be people like Hitler on this planet right now. There are certainly quite a few atrocities going on in Africa, the Middle East, and North Korea to argue that there are. Sort of that, nothing comes as close to the atrocities of Hitler anywhere in the world right now. And if you are seriously going to make an unfounded accusation that someone in modern politics is Adolf Hitler, you better make sure you can back up your words with fact.