Four trans Americans claiming refuge abroad tell Io Dodds why they no longer feel safe in their home country, from fears of martial law to being arrested in changing rooms
It’s also not that accurate. For example, Hitler went after all the same people as Trump, in addition to Jews and communists. Transgender people were persecuted by Nazis from the beginning.
We know, and OP could have written a novel or quoted one, it’s a quick and dirty summary. A full list of everyone the Nazi’s went after would be as long as the post itself. Swear to god, why does everything around here have to be about “trans”.
WE KNOW. The broader comparisons are what the post is about, and I say again, it’s a pretty good summary.
It’s an article about trans people. Forgive us if, in addition to our concern about ICE abducting immigrants, we in the comments thread are concerned about the MAGA regime’s persecution of trans people.
We’re talking about Nazi prosecution in the 40s. I think we are ALL well aware that trans folks were on the list.
“But TRANS!!”
Y’all need to get a fucking grip on reality.
“But TRANS!!”
Yes, I’m onboard, have been for many years since I recognized their plight, since I recognized LGBT rights are civil rights. I’m old, took me a minute.
I want all of you to ZOOM in on this pin. The upside-down flag is enough to start a fight around here. I bought 10 of those “defend equality” pins. They are on all my outdoor bags, hats and purses. Challenge me. I am actively looking for an argument.
I am armed, practiced, know the laws, fit and ready to fight. How about all y’all?
Here I am, looking like a total doofus. I was likely the only man in the hood able to dress and move in the NW Florida, record breaking snow. It was fun as hell!
Point being, I can fight if I have to, despite being old and short of breath. But fuck anyone who says I’m all talk or won’t die to defend civil liberties. My wife is a legal, brown, immigrant. I got a dog in this fucking fight.
I appreciate your support, but you’re in the comments section of an article about the persecution of trans people, complaining that people want to talk about the persecution of trans people. It seems like a reasonable thing for people to do here.
Its interesting to look at Trump and Hitler in comparison. I asked chat gpt to put this summary together so if you hate Ai stuff, skip it:
Propaganda technique parallels:
Simple, repeated slogans
Hitler: “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer” (“One People, One Nation, One Leader”).
Trump: “Make America Great Again.”
Function: Reduce complex problems into a single emotionally charged phrase, repeated until ingrained.
Enemy construction / scapegoating
Hitler: Jews, communists, “degenerates.”
Trump: Immigrants, media, political opponents.
Function: Create a common external/internal enemy to unify supporters.
Claim of exclusive truth
Hitler: Nazis as the only ones who understood Germany’s destiny.
Trump: “Only I can fix it” rhetoric, delegitimizing other sources of authority.
Function: Concentrate loyalty on the leader as sole interpreter of reality.
Attack on independent press
Hitler: Branded press as “Lügenpresse” (lying press).
Trump: “Fake news media,” “enemy of the people.”
Function: Undermine alternative narratives, isolate supporters from dissent.
Emotional amplification
Hitler: Used rage, victimhood, national humiliation (Versailles, economic collapse).
Trump: Anger at globalization, job loss, cultural change.
Function: Keep the base in a heightened emotional state that overrides rational analysis.
Mass rally theatrics
Hitler: Choreographed Nuremberg rallies with symbols, music, torchlight.
Trump: Arena rallies with chants, hats, flags, media spectacle.
Function: Transform individuals into a collective identity and reinforce loyalty.
Us vs. Them narrative
Hitler: “Aryans” vs. everyone else.
Trump: “Real Americans” vs. coastal elites, globalists, immigrants.
Function: Simplify politics into existential struggle.
Discredit institutions
Hitler: Courts, parliament, Weimar democracy depicted as broken and illegitimate.
Trump: Courts, FBI, electoral system often cast as corrupt or rigged.
Function: Reduce faith in mediating institutions, channel trust into the leader.
You couldnt have written such a comparison yourself? You had to turn to a LLM to write it for you?
It’s also not that accurate. For example, Hitler went after all the same people as Trump, in addition to Jews and communists. Transgender people were persecuted by Nazis from the beginning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_people_in_Nazi_Germany
We know, and OP could have written a novel or quoted one, it’s a quick and dirty summary. A full list of everyone the Nazi’s went after would be as long as the post itself. Swear to god, why does everything around here have to be about “trans”.
WE KNOW. The broader comparisons are what the post is about, and I say again, it’s a pretty good summary.
Because trans people are the ones being aggressively persecuted by fascists right now?
Oh so it was the trans being sent to death camps in El Salvador.
It’s an article about trans people. Forgive us if, in addition to our concern about ICE abducting immigrants, we in the comments thread are concerned about the MAGA regime’s persecution of trans people.
We’re talking about Nazi prosecution in the 40s. I think we are ALL well aware that trans folks were on the list.
“But TRANS!!”
Y’all need to get a fucking grip on reality.
“But TRANS!!”
Yes, I’m onboard, have been for many years since I recognized their plight, since I recognized LGBT rights are civil rights. I’m old, took me a minute.
I want all of you to ZOOM in on this pin. The upside-down flag is enough to start a fight around here. I bought 10 of those “defend equality” pins. They are on all my outdoor bags, hats and purses. Challenge me. I am actively looking for an argument.
I am armed, practiced, know the laws, fit and ready to fight. How about all y’all?
Here I am, looking like a total doofus. I was likely the only man in the hood able to dress and move in the NW Florida, record breaking snow. It was fun as hell!
Point being, I can fight if I have to, despite being old and short of breath. But fuck anyone who says I’m all talk or won’t die to defend civil liberties. My wife is a legal, brown, immigrant. I got a dog in this fucking fight.
I appreciate your support, but you’re in the comments section of an article about the persecution of trans people, complaining that people want to talk about the persecution of trans people. It seems like a reasonable thing for people to do here.