"Progressives should not make the same mistake that Ernst ThƤlmann made in 1932. The leader of the German Communist Party, ThƤlmann saw mainstream liberals as his enemies, and so the center and left never joined forces against the Nazis. ThƤlmann famously said that ā€˜some Nazi trees must not be allowed to overshadow a forestā€™ of social democrats, whom he sneeringly called ā€˜social fascists.ā€™

After Adolf Hitler gained power in 1933, ThƤlmann was arrested. He was shot on Hitlerā€™s orders in Buchenwald concentration camp in 1944."

    • @Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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      Iā€™ve seen a lot more come out of lemmy.ml.

      Especially the Russian and Chinese kind, they apologise for all kinds of atrocities those fascist states make. Even apologise illegal invasions of sovereign nations.

      • @GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml
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        No way itā€™s something connected to America, one of the most direct inspirations for the Nazis. No, the reason thereā€™s this Nazi apologia must be the sissy pee.