As an American who has actually studied WW2 history, I've decided which to use myself, but here's the reality : the US is fully a police state. Our regular local/county/state police all play para-military as well. Since those enforcers are going to be the most common interaction they most citizens would experience, I personally decided to refer to them as SA/Brown Shirts since they largely act as thugs.
So with local police acting as brown shirts, I think it makes sense to refer to Feds (in general) and ICE specifically as Gestapo especially since their primary MO is to disappear people.
The whole "hidding your face when doing evil" thing could just be considered as the American Flavour, kinda like having a Fashion Designer design the uniforms could be seen as European Flavour.
The thing with the CoD lobbies of 19 years ago compared to today is that they are filled with the same players. Only now they have boring jobs, cholesterol medications and just want to put a game on to relax, it's like what a bar would have been like 20 years ago. It can get rowdy, but mostly it's civil and passes the time between chores and problems.
If you play SND you still hear a lot of trash talk, it's just way more tame, and even in the lobbies of today those mfs would literally evaporate. Their entire thing about "snowflakes" and "facts do not care about your feelings" is projection.
If there was ever a man so power hungry and cruel that was in the executive, it was him. He influenced McCarthy, who influenced Roy Cohn, who helped Trump in his earlier years.
But the root of all of it is slavery. Free labor. Free labor creates something that is unsustainable in capitalism - infinite profit.
Americans are better taught about the fascists of world war 2 than any of the negative parts of US history. So if that's what they need to use so now people understand that's fine.
Could be a good bridge to educate people about America's blighted history though
That's means they KNOW they are in the wrong and fear the day they will be forced to be accountable for their actions.
The Nuremberg Defense didn't work for the Nazis and it won't work for you dumb fucks. We will all relish the day you get what you deserve and until then know that you are all scum, that we hate you, and wish you nothing but the absolute worst.
Everyone else, I hope you are having a decent day! Stay hydrated!
I voted, but do you really think its mattered since technology entered the voting booth? I for one, dont. Its completely rigged. It was likely rigged with paper ballots, but it was probably a little harder to do. Just my opinion. Ill still get off my ass and do the song and dance to vote though.
Maybe the dems should have taken the threat seriously instead of presenting a candidate that promised fuck all. We wouldn't be in this situation if the Democrats pushed progressive policies instead of promising "stricter border control" or "most lethal military".
Yes, I voted and I have voted in every election I have been able to except for a few off-years where nothing was on the ballot except local tax measures. For good measure, I typically vote straight D with the odd independent for things like mayor or city council.
In a lot of ways yes, but not enough to write off the dems entirely. If they grew a spine before white people started getting slimed by the pigs Iād respect them a lot more, but at least they are doing something now.
No more than you. Do you do anything to get us out of this or do you just spend your early mornings responding to hypothetical ideas of people asking them if they voted?
I'm sorry, WHO decided to appeal to "moderate republicans" that DO NOT EXIST, decided to campaign with DICK FUCKING CHENEY, and completely ignored everyone's pleas to stop Israel from killing children and then did to students protesting literal genocide the exact same thing ICE is doing to immigrants right now?
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vapeloki@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 194d
May I propose to call those mf Sturmabteilung/SA?
They are no secret police, they are paramilitary brown shirts. Fucking literally.
Thanks, a german
LazyGit@feddit.org · 25 pts · 194d
I concur
Another German
PS: There is a good video explaining why by Rewboss: https://youtu.be/BYOeamkqHtc
CompostMaterial@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 194d
As an American who has actually studied WW2 history, I've decided which to use myself, but here's the reality : the US is fully a police state. Our regular local/county/state police all play para-military as well. Since those enforcers are going to be the most common interaction they most citizens would experience, I personally decided to refer to them as SA/Brown Shirts since they largely act as thugs.
So with local police acting as brown shirts, I think it makes sense to refer to Feds (in general) and ICE specifically as Gestapo especially since their primary MO is to disappear people.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 6 pts · 193d
Did the Gestapo OR the SA hide their identities though?
They're more like slave catchers and the KKK
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 193d
The whole "hidding your face when doing evil" thing could just be considered as the American Flavour, kinda like having a Fashion Designer design the uniforms could be seen as European Flavour.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 3 pts · 193d
And both flavors taste a lot like boots.
SalamenceFury@piefed.social · 19 pts · 194d
These are the same people who go to play videogames and claim leftists wouldn't survive a Call of Duty lobby.
My dude, your higher ups are calling people calling you a big stupid doo doo head "verbal assault". You'd evaporate in an actual CoD lobby.
redditmademedoit@piefed.zip · 9 pts · 194d
The thing with the CoD lobbies of 19 years ago compared to today is that they are filled with the same players. Only now they have boring jobs, cholesterol medications and just want to put a game on to relax, it's like what a bar would have been like 20 years ago. It can get rowdy, but mostly it's civil and passes the time between chores and problems.
SalamenceFury@piefed.social · 2 pts · 194d
If you play SND you still hear a lot of trash talk, it's just way more tame, and even in the lobbies of today those mfs would literally evaporate. Their entire thing about "snowflakes" and "facts do not care about your feelings" is projection.
desertdruid@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 193d
they wouldn't last a day in league of legends
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 194d
Or you could stop using the European comparison and cherry pick from America's genocidal history!
humanamerican@lemmy.zip · 23 pts · 194d
Non-exclusive list, in no particular order.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_catcher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_Army
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edgar_Hoover
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Ranger_Division
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 5 pts · 193d
There he is again. J. Edgar Hoover.
If there was ever a man so power hungry and cruel that was in the executive, it was him. He influenced McCarthy, who influenced Roy Cohn, who helped Trump in his earlier years.
But the root of all of it is slavery. Free labor. Free labor creates something that is unsustainable in capitalism - infinite profit.
humanamerican@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 193d
Capitalism itself is unsustainable, and if not heavily regulated will always recreate slavery on its way to collapse.
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 194d
Thanks for this.
arrow74@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 194d
Americans are better taught about the fascists of world war 2 than any of the negative parts of US history. So if that's what they need to use so now people understand that's fine.
Could be a good bridge to educate people about America's blighted history though
switcheroo@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 193d
That's means they KNOW they are in the wrong and fear the day they will be forced to be accountable for their actions.
The Nuremberg Defense didn't work for the Nazis and it won't work for you dumb fucks. We will all relish the day you get what you deserve and until then know that you are all scum, that we hate you, and wish you nothing but the absolute worst.
Everyone else, I hope you are having a decent day! Stay hydrated!
Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 193d
The Nuremberg Defense didn't work for the Nazis who weren't useful and shipped overseas.
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 193d
So if filming you makes me a domestic terrorist ICE, is it in for a penny in for a pound?
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 194d
AGHHHHHHRRRGGGGGHHHHHHG
CompostMaterial@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 194d
Velypso@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 193d
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Bongles@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 193d
I did vote, it did fuck all this time around but I did.
Velypso@sh.itjust.works · -2 pts · 193d
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bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 193d
I voted, but do you really think its mattered since technology entered the voting booth? I for one, dont. Its completely rigged. It was likely rigged with paper ballots, but it was probably a little harder to do. Just my opinion. Ill still get off my ass and do the song and dance to vote though.
Cherries@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 193d
Maybe the dems should have taken the threat seriously instead of presenting a candidate that promised fuck all. We wouldn't be in this situation if the Democrats pushed progressive policies instead of promising "stricter border control" or "most lethal military".
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 193d
Hey, remember that performative vote disavowing socialism and how most Dems also voted for it?
maddie1312@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 193d
Yes, I voted and I have voted in every election I have been able to except for a few off-years where nothing was on the ballot except local tax measures. For good measure, I typically vote straight D with the odd independent for things like mayor or city council.
In a lot of ways yes, but not enough to write off the dems entirely. If they grew a spine before white people started getting slimed by the pigs Iād respect them a lot more, but at least they are doing something now.
No more than you. Do you do anything to get us out of this or do you just spend your early mornings responding to hypothetical ideas of people asking them if they voted?
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 193d
I voted for the paid opposition party or the Democrats as you'd call them. We needed actual action, no neo-lib "Let's calm down guys" bull.
SalamenceFury@piefed.social · 3 pts · 193d
I'm sorry, WHO decided to appeal to "moderate republicans" that DO NOT EXIST, decided to campaign with DICK FUCKING CHENEY, and completely ignored everyone's pleas to stop Israel from killing children and then did to students protesting literal genocide the exact same thing ICE is doing to immigrants right now?