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thucythucy

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10. This was precisely the reasoning of the KPD--
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 03:07 PM
Apr 2020

the German Communist Party--in the late 1920s and early 1930s. They labeled the less radical Social Democrats "Social Fascists" and actually aligned themselves with the Nazis to bring down the Weimar Republic. The ascendance of Hitler they said would be "s temporary aberration" which would be followed by the inevitable triumph of the proletariat (meaning themselves). And we all know how that worked out.

Susan Sarandon's infamous quote--that a Trump presidency would bring about an immediate revolution--conforms precisely to this deluded line of reasoning.



If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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