• cygnus@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    edit-2
    22 hours ago

    Lol. Ironically, the left at the time (backed by Soviets) attacked liberals for not being left-wing enough. That division allowed the NSDAP to complete their seizure of power when a left+centre coalition could have stopped them.

    • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      20 hours ago

      Sounds like centrist liberals have been causing everyone issues for generations now.

      • cygnus@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        7 hours ago

        The liberals who tried to stop the Nazis but then had to face attacks from people like you on the left as well? Congratulations, you must be very proud.

        • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          3 hours ago

          Well, when you support and espouse Nazi ideals, you should expect to be attacked for it. It didn’t work out for them then and it isn’t working out for them now either. Maybe they just need to try it 15 more times and it’ll finally work.

          • cygnus@lemmy.ca
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            2 hours ago

            You may have misunderstood what I’m saying. The German far-left spent its time attacking the social democrats (SPD) while the SPD were focused on stopping the Nazis. If the center and left had united, there’s a very real possibility that the Nazis would never have seized power, thus preventing WW2. And the far-left, of course, were rounded up along with other undesirables. I’m sure they had mad bragging rights in the concentration camp, though – “at least we didn’t side with the centrists!”