Tonight in DC. ...Tell me how this is not like Berlin in 1935. Really. Somebody tell me.
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The thing that made Berlin in 1935 Berlin in 1935 was the role the state played in enabling and encouraging the violence. Not every street fight is the Nazis, even when it's horrible, and I think it's alarmist and irresponsible to suggest it. Still love you, Rabbi @marwilliamson!
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I think it’s neither alarmist nor irresponsible. It was in fact a state actor – no less than the President of the U.S. – who initiated and perpetuates this malevolent trend. This was not just a “street fight;” it was a marauding gang of thugs. Thus my reference to Berlin in 1935.

Dec 14, 2020 · 1:54 AM UTC

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I've been called a moron for saying the Proud Boys are the current equivalent of the SA multiple times but I still stand by it. The SA was very powerful before the Nazis were the "State" so I see nothing wrong with the comparison even though the violence isn't state sanctionedyet
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Historically accurate.
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Do you denounce BLM and Antifa thugs unleashed by the DNC?
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BLM and antifa were not unleashed by the DNC. I denounce violence wherever it occurs, but I do not see BLM as a violent organization and Antifa is not an organized group.
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You're lying Marianne. Not very 'enlightened', trying to play a partisan political card. The reality is whether you chose to ignore it or not - majority of violence in 2020 has swollen from the Left. By hiding it, you, your Party are responsible:
Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈
 @MrAndyNgo
12 Dec 2020
Antifa violently brawl with Trump supporters in Olympia, Wash. today. #AntifaRiots
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How do we know the comparison is silly? Because the president has been voted out of office and will no longer hold power next month. Hitler never would have let that happen.
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I think it’s an issue of scale, what Trump and his cronies are doing is awful, but it is not close to Naziism.
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There’s a direct line from this pic to the video above
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Wait a second. We’ve been watching Antifa beating people for months. Biden has yet to denounce them. Nor have you!
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Would I be in danger from those thugs? Or is it just antifa who should be nervous?
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