• cygnus@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Well, he’s not wrong. The NSDAP was banned in '23 and that only fanned their sense of grievance.

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        2 days ago

        1923, not 2023

        I would hope most readers here could infer that from the fact I was talking about the NSDAP.

        The ban was of course lifted later, but there’s nothing right-wingers love more than being able to say they are a persecuted by a political elite, so the ban was very good for them.

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          2 days ago

          No, the ban was good for them because it was removed shortly after, giving them a quasi-revolutionary painting without suffering the consequences. Don’t be their aid by arguing against the efficacy of a ban, thus watering down any action.

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            2 days ago

            I don’t pretend to be able to predict the future. All I can do is look at past mistakes and try to avoid them.