I Hate Donald Trump

Donald Trump is a Modern Hitler .

dolf Hitler: Gave speeches that inflamed the anger of his followers; said that he wanted to make the country great again.

Donald Trump: Gives speeches that inflame the anger of his followers; says he wants to make the country great again.

Adolf Hitler: Singled out a religious minority; labeled them as terrorists who wanted to destroy the country.
Donald Trump:
Singles out a religious minority; labels them as terrorists who want to destroy the country.

Adolf Hitler:
Promised to make all members of that religious minority register with the government.

Donald Trump: Promises to make all members of that religious minority register with the government.

Adolf Hitler: Said the State has the authority to close down places of worship of that religious minority.

Donald Trump: Says the State has the power to close down places of worship of that religious minority.

Adolf Hitler: Vowed to keep members of that religious minority out of the country.

Donald Trump: Vows to keep members of that religious minority out of the country.

Adolf Hitler: Punished newspapers that criticized him.

Donald Trump: Says he wants to punish newspapers that criticize him.

Adolf Hitler: Called for executing the families of terrorists.

Donald Trump: Calls for executing the families of terrorists.

Adolf Hitler: Supported and condoned torture as a legitimate means to ensure the security of the State.

Donald Trump: Supports and condones torture as a legitimate means to ensure the security of the State.

Adolf Hitler: Blamed foreign powers and immigrants for the country's problems.

Donald Trump: Blames foreign powers and immigrants for the country's problems.

Adolf Hitler: Endorsed by white supremacists.

Donald Trump: Endorsed by white supremacists.

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SW-User

So in your opinion, if Trump were to become POTUS, he would use his new found power to fuel a genocide? And you're basing this opinion on... because he said some things that you didn't agree with?

Sure, you could point out a few asinine similarities between the two on a very basic level, but then you're ignoring all the political conditions and personal motivations which saw Hitler become capable of what he did. For instance;

- Hitler wanted to exterminate all German Jewish citizens, regardless of whether they assimilated into German culture or not. A stark contrast to Trump who, albeit not very eloquently, says if you want to live in America you should assimilate to American culture.

- Trump's shtick more or less explicitly revolves around immigrants who come to America illegally, and though some of his comments are borderline, he's not really talking about race as a whole. Whereas Hitler was all about the Jews as a race - he was obsessed with their expulsion from Germany, and ultimately their extermination.

- Most importantly, Trump is proposing limitations on how to get in and and become an American; more immigration officers, E-verify to halt illegal immigrants being hired in place of real American citizens, deporting illegal immigrants - oh, and building a wall.

In comparison, Hitler, and this is way before he got into power, explicitly stated that no Jew could ever become a German citizen in his eyes. Just read his 25 point program from 1920. And when Hitler did come into power, he used a PRIVATE army to carry out his will - an army that was already established a decade before Hitler and the Nazi's came around, that targeted Jews in a very violent way.

So comparing the two really is a senseless and moronic thing to do. The people who make this comparison are uneducated dopes who want to appear like they're saying something edgy and politically cutting, when in reality they're doing no such thing. You think you're the first person to compare a politician running for POTUS to Hitler? Nope - they did it to Bush, they did it to Reagan, they did it to Johnson and they'll do it to the next guy. So enough of this pointless diatribe - try to think of something original.