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ElAutismobombismo t1_jbx4ddt wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in BBC and Gary Lineker: Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC by Errorboros

All it takes for evil to win is for good men to do nothing. I'm sure many well intentioned Germans who were just sick and exhausted of the state of their existence after ww1 and finally found a little bit of status quo just didn't have the energy to stand up to the Nazis, and therefore paved the way for their rise (said exhaustion also being the result of commonly occurring fascist tactics which are also oddly bearing a striking resemblance to the Tory party's controversy exhaustion tactics)

The guy isnt argueing his point brilliantly , but you cannot deny this is history repeating itself, that in itself is grossly offensive too.

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Kientha t1_jbx2p2w wrote

Reply to comment by mzivtins in BBC and Gary Lineker: Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC by Errorboros

The language used in 1930s Germany included the othering of vulnerable groups, scapegoating those groups, talks of an invasion and other similar rhetoric. The rhetoric used by the government includes the othering of vulnerable groups, scapegoating those groups, and talks of an invasion.

Lineker isn't even the first person to call this out. A Holocaust survivor wrote to Braverman in January asking her to tone down the rhetoric which she refused to apologise for and said would continue.

Now personally, I think comparisons to 1970s Italy would be far more apt, but the comparison isn't wrong just not the best fit.

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Barmos t1_jbx1kqc wrote

Reply to comment by mzivtins in BBC and Gary Lineker: Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC by Errorboros

Mate, they're talking about sending people to camps in another country, that is slightly cruel, and has very unsavoury undertones. And to be honest he did say language rather than acts, very decisive rhetoric is being used to turn people against any sort of refugee or asylum seeker.

It's just your opinion if you think he's an idiot, I think your wrong, he has shown a great deal of understanding.

Final point, I don't think you know what narcissist means.

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mzivtins t1_jbx0cs5 wrote

Reply to comment by Barmos in BBC and Gary Lineker: Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC by Errorboros

Ok, so saying something is Immeasurably cruel and saying its worded the same as policies in the 1930's Germany has nothing do to with the NAZI part and their policies around immigrants, the biggest group being Jews?

The guy is an idiot who is obsessed with being liked, just like all narcissistic celebrities (pretty much all of them)

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