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[–] ntma@lemm.ee -2 points 3 hours ago

Maybe he's just representing the Ukrainian azov unit.

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 24 points 12 hours ago

You know what, I'm starting to think you guys really should start building that wall around you.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago

Very dangerous and the US military will soon resemble the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, because of their insanity towards religion. God is not the the MAGATs.

[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 10 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

No one should be surprised, this book was written 12 years ago:

"Irregular Army: How the US Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror"

[–] enbyecho@lemmy.world 14 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

I found the documentary "Bad Faith" to be quite enlightening. Highly recommend it:

https://www.badfaithdocumentary.com/

Edit: For understanding more of the context of white christian nationalism, white supremacy, etc

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

That makes sense. There's a reason that the 3 European counties who actaully choose fascism were the 3 most Christian: Germany Italy and Spain. No true Scotsman argument withstanding, well over 90% of people in nazi Germany were Christian, for example.

Its not all Christians of course and I don't have any problem with the vast, vast majority of them but there are parts of the bible that can and have been very deliberately bastardised by people for centuries and others just read literally in a way that can be formed into something really horrible. I might not believe in God but I do agree with Christians when they say the Bible is a powerful book. However, like all powerful things, it can be and is being misused, per the book itself.

[–] enbyecho@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

One of the central points of the documentary is that Christian Nationalism isn't about Christianity. It's in direct violation of many of the central tenants of Christianity... not that that's stopped Christians before. But it's the perfect vessel to encapsulate a white supremacist power play.

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 41 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, the news-media is salivating on all the clicks it's receiving right now.

Almost if it's benefiting them that Trump was elected. Hmm.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 10 points 17 hours ago

Couldn't possibly be gaslighting the country about a mentally incapacitated incumbent until 2 months from the election

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[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

So, Nazi Germany has returned.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Mango Mussolini and his selections are identical to the worms Mao, Adolph, Joseph and Hideki chose. However, the Nazis were not religious in the traditional sense and they threw plenty Catholic and Protestant priests into their concentration camps. The ones who agreed, wore the cross next to the swastika.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

It's gonna be more like Nazi battle Royale. We got some major tribalism brewing here.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

This is what USA actually is.

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 5 points 14 hours ago

Trump simply gave them permission to remove their masks. America is, and always has been, and always will be, a racist country founded on racist principles.

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 18 hours ago (2 children)
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[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 54 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 19 points 14 hours ago

I had to check if this was a bad freeze frame or what and nope she fires that hand out straight as a goddamn arrow and leaves it like that. She wasn’t caught mid-wave, just straight up doing the ol’ nazi salute.

It’s wild that these people are using the same imagery as the nazis. You’d think that they’d have their own brand as most people aren’t knowingly the bad guys and the ones that are are generally smarter than that but they just can’t fuckin’ help larp as the poster children for worst thing the modern world has dealt with(though more recent times are making it look kinda normal).

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 16 points 18 hours ago

Miller and this guy. Two confirmed Nazis... this is going to end up great. /s

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 20 hours ago

Reminds me of Putin and his buddy Dmitry Utkin, initial founder of the Wagner mercenary group with multiple tattoos that show the symbol of the Waffen-SS, as well as other Nazi symbols.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/28/who-was-dmitry-utkin-a-key-wagner-mercenary-who-died-alongside-prigozhin

[–] steel_nomad@lemmy.world 27 points 22 hours ago (7 children)

"Trump Accountability War Room". Because suddenly presidential accountability is VERY important.

.....wait, what?

Also, using the term "war room" for everything. Peak USA.

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

what’s the point of a room if you can’t have a war in it

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