kalm wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:54 am
UNI88 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:46 am
As Fiver pointed out, DeSantis is no more of a demagogue then Obama was. I would add that most modern so-called progressive politicians also fit the definition of demagoguery. JSO's opinion of DeSantis is based on opposing ideology not reason. Fiver's response humorously pointed out the stupidity of JSO's observation.
Bernie's positions and past statements and link him much more closely to Marxism then anything Trump, DeSantis, etc. said or did link them to fascism. FFS, he's identifies himself as a socialist.
Did you typed this with a straight face?
Yes demagogues exist on both sides. The beauty of our system is not letting they’re deepest desires and harshest tactics rule the day. The only discomfort here I see is the fact that one side’s rhetoric and policies more closely resemble Hitler.
Uni is right, there are loads and loads of demagogues in our politics these days, and I daresay they are more prevalent than the non-demagogues. Blame it on our headline culture, blame it on our addiction to social media, blame it on just lazy voters unwilling to spend more than a few neurons on any political issue, but it is what it is.
But you just add to that demagogue-type culture we have when you, an educated and rational voter, make the lazy connection to anything Hitler. Hitler was evil-personified - he wanted to dominate the world, or at least starting with his neighbors, he wanted a racial purity, and he advocated and instituted a government method to facilitate mass genocide. There is absolutely nothing in American politics today that in any shape or form can be compared to Hitler and to make any comparisons to that, no matter how slight, are irresponsible and wrong. Just sayin.