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TIL that in 1932, Fritz Gerlich, a German journalist, made fun of Hitler’s bigotry by publishing a satire article “proving” that Hitler was Mongolian. Later, Gerlich was taken to Dachau and murdered. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

He was still a shit head.

"Gerlich held conservative views and published several anti-socialist articles in the right-wing press. "

[–] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I never thought leopards would eat my face!

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

IDK why you're getting downvoted.

Edit: Me too. Guess there's a big contingent who are anti-Hitler, but also support anticommunist 1940s German conservatives who aren't Hitler.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Authoritarians hate being wrong, even if history proves it.