• yesman@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    The problem with the MAGA/Nazi comparison is not that MAGA isn’t as evil, it’s that they’re less competent.

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      22 hours ago

      And why is that a problem? It sounds like a hindrance to them, which is a definite good thing.

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        22 hours ago

        Stupid is not the same as harmless. They routinely harm themselves gleefully. They can’t comprehend the full consequences of their own actions. That makes them dangerous.

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          18 hours ago

          I didn’t say they were harmless. I said their incompetence only helps their opposition.

          The Nazis were more competent and still lost. How would being less competent than that help them in any way?

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            18 hours ago

            They are causing generational damage to the country. Just because their incompetence doesn’t help them doesn’t mean it isn’t still hurting us. That’s the opposite of helping.

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              17 hours ago

              Again, I never said they weren’t causing harm. You’re conflating the concepts of aid and beneficence.

              Trump and his ilk being in power is not beneficial to the country, but their sheer stupidity in attempting to achieve their goals aids their opposition in stopping them.

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                15 hours ago

                And you’re not understanding the type of harm idiots do as opposed to smart evil people. Take immigration. A smart evil person might revoke visas and deport illegal aliens for small things not previously done. They could do this while shielding themselves legally by working within the constraints of the law. The opposition would be powerless because they stay within the law. These ass clowns are deporting legal aliens to countries they have been explicitly protected from being sent to, detaining US born citizens, threatening to deport people to countries they have no connection to, and myriad other completely illegal and unconstitutional things. In a perfect world the opposition could hold them accountable in court. But the opposition is still trying to fight “fair” and twiddling their fucking thumbs.

                So this abso-fucking-lutely is not a good scenario because they are stupid. Way more harm is being done and the opposition isn’t doing a fucking thing.

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      15 hours ago

      it’s that they’re less competent

      Not sure if that’s true actually, the Nazis were supremely incompetent as well. It just doesn’t take that much competence to smash a delicate balance like the separation of powers. You basically need control of one the three branches of government and you are good to try, Trump controls two and this news is about him smashing the third.