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[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

The only good Nazi is a dead Nazi.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I mean you can say that. At the same time I grew up in a communist country where your neighbours were disappeared for whatever reason that authorities saw fit. I saw the oligarchs keep their power under a different name and regular folk stay poor, and get even poorer than before. You American kids love the idea of communism but it don’t work in practice, it requires humans to be selfless, it requires leaders who will reach the top and give up power and money, and spread it to the people below. I don’t think that’s possible with humans, too selfish. Socialism under direct rules and regulations, great. But strong man communism isn’t different than fascism or capitalism to the people at the bottom

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[–] y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

First they came for the grandfathers and I did not speak out, for my grandfather was a Nazi.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (13 children)
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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Two things are true at once:

  • They did crimes
  • They fought even bigger criminals

And two things are true at once:

  • Descendants of their innocent victims consider them monsters, and they are correct and valid.
  • Descendants of the even bigger criminals that got "neutralized" hide among the other category, and they are dishonest.
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[–] merdaverse@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

My mom was just telling me a while ago about how one of her uncles was tortured by the communists after they came to power. Small note: he was a member of the legionnaires, so I can relate to this meme.

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Didn't know the Cambodians, Polish, Kalmyks, Kazakhs, Tatars, Ukrainians, Anarchists, Left SRs, Trotskyists and Peasants were all Nazis. Must be fun to live in that world.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (24 children)

The Finns who died defending their homeland from naked, opportunistic Soviet imperialism also wish to say hi.

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[–] Godric@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Did Trotsky have grandchildren? Or did the Communists exterminate his entire family line?

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