Scott Adams is one of those people I just cannot take seriously, I can't put my finger on why but everything he writes has this uncanny valley kinda vibe to it.
jiggawatts · 1h ago
> They thought they were in the bubble of reality where—let’s say that Hitler was an American and he died—would you feel bad about saying, “Thank God Hitler died”? No, you wouldn’t, because you would assume that almost every single person would agree with you. So it would be easy to say that.
Hitler was popular in the United States for a shockingly long time!
He's still pretty popular in meme/pop-culture circles...
krapp · 10m ago
He's popular outside those circles. Trump has praised Hitler and his generals, and is a fan of Mein Kampf. US Rep Mary Miller has said Hitler's views on indoctrinating youth should be emulated. House candidate Carl Paladino called Hitler "the kind of leader we need." Numerous government employees and Trump have promoted white supremacist websites on social media. Kanye West has praised Hitler openly. 1 in 5 Americans don't even think Hitler was a bad person.
The rehabilitation of Hitler is part and parcel of the normalization of white supremacist ideology across American culture. There's no hard line between "meme/pop culture circles" and real life. History has become tragedy and tragedy has become farce.
Hitler was popular in the United States for a shockingly long time!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Nazi_rally_at_Madison_Squ...
The rehabilitation of Hitler is part and parcel of the normalization of white supremacist ideology across American culture. There's no hard line between "meme/pop culture circles" and real life. History has become tragedy and tragedy has become farce.