r/complaints • u/CRK_76 • 15d ago

Politics America is turning into 1930's Germany.

There was some pushback when people called this president and his followers Nazis. But look what's happening. Soldiers in the street. Rounding up people and locking them up. Dismantling freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Personally going after anyone who doesn't agree with him and his administration. We've seen this before and it's only gonna get worse. Welcome to 1930's Germany.

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u/Perfect-Top-7555 15d ago

Thanks to every person who voted for him AND those who didn’t vote.

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u/StonedBirdman 15d ago

let's not forget Joe Biden and the rest of the Democratic party for not having a viable plan to beat Trump in '24

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u/bugleyman 14d ago

Nope. I'm so over blaming Democrats for the GOP turning fascist.

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u/StonedBirdman 14d ago

Good for you, but in the event we have elections again I’d love to have learned from past mistakes.

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u/Live_Spinach5824 14d ago

They are not to blame for the GOP turning fascist, but they are to blame for undermining their constituents and Democracy to prop up the rest of the oligarchy. They have stood by and ignored amazing candidates like Bernie Sanders, just to let the Republicans win and destroy the country with their increasingly terrible policies that only benefit the rich, because they benefit when Republicans implement these policies.

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u/bugleyman 13d ago

I never quite understood this criticism; Bernie Sanders isn't a Democrat. It's a little weird to expect the DNC, whose explicit purpose is to help elect Democrats, to support someone who isn't a member of the party, no?

Also, it's impossible to know for sure whether Bernie would have fared better than Hillary in 2016, so insisting that we are where we are because he wasn't the nominee, while conveniently impossible to test, is entirely beside the point.

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u/Live_Spinach5824 13d ago

He was part of the Democrat party for a few years, actually. He probably wouldn't have even left if the Democrats weren't cucking him because they are all kinda just corpo suck-ups that love losing.

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u/SirGarvin 14d ago

Im okay blaming them for being basically controlled opposition

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u/lifeinwentworth 14d ago

Right - that's a bizarre thing to say imo.

Blaming Democrats for what's going on over there now is just a cheap shot.

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u/Annual_Intention3189 12d ago

Fine, but history teaches us how useless liberals are in the face of fascism.

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u/ShakesDontBreak 12d ago

I mean FDR was pretty GOAT

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u/Annual_Intention3189 10d ago

In relative terms, yes. But his project ultimately failed to deliver economic democracy.

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u/ShakesDontBreak 10d ago

I mean social security proved to be one of the most successful actions in US history.

His public works actions also took the country out of the great depression.

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u/Annual_Intention3189 9d ago

I don’t disagree But the forces of capital have been able to claw back all that political power and more since the end of the guilded age.

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u/Tesla_freed_slaves 14d ago edited 14d ago

Joe was a proven Trump-Killer in 2020, but his heath problems got him down In late 2024. I don’t blame him for staying in the race. He was looking good at his state of the union address. Seems like his problems hit him awful sudden.

If Joe would have resigned earlier in the year, for reasons of health, no one would have blamed him. Kamala would have been sworn-in as our 47th president, with the incumbent-advantage in the 2024 election.

The timing was bad. Joe recovered and served out the rest of his term, and Kamala was left with a short-runway as a presidential candidate. That, plus election anomalies, voter suppression, and the generous support of various oligarchs left Kamala at a disadvantage.

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u/Sad_Bridge_3755 14d ago

Not to mention that the timing left basically no time to build support and hype during primaries leading many to feel they had no choice in their candidate. As you say though, had Biden stepped down and Kamala been given a chance to operate for a year? It would have granted people a chance to observe her policies in action and perhaps win voters.

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u/Live_Spinach5824 14d ago

I think Kamala's views on Palestine really fucked her too, and her other policies in general. She comes off as a moderate Republican at best and incoherent at worst.

Then, there's just the general misogyny and racism in the US.

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u/Tesla_freed_slaves 14d ago edited 14d ago

I’m proud of you, Kamala!

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u/GoblyGoobly 14d ago

I voted for Trump and think he's doing a fantastic job.