Obama = Hitler

[cali]

Congrats to a few of the Clinton supporters. They win the most egregious and revolting bash award. I've been seeing this comparison more and more frequently now that the "cult" meme has become firmly rooted.

For the record:

Hillary does NOT equal neocon
Hillary does NOT equal right wing

And Obama certainly does NOT equal Hitler or any other evil dictator simply because he's charismatic.

[ellisonz]

1. "Things I learned on DU"

[terrya]

2. Maybe the broad brush is a bad idea.

Because I'm a Hillary supporter. And *I* sure as fuck don't subscribe to anything like that.

Maybe I should stay out of GD: Primaries. I'll just stick to the Lounge instead.

I would never, ever, believe that about Obama. That's nauseating.

[cali]

4. I'm sorry about the broad brush.. You are right and I'll fix the OP

Most Clinton supporters here do NOT subscribe to this kind of garbage. Again, my apologies.

[terrya]

11. Thank you

I will absolutely vote for Obama if he's the nominee. No question about it.

Thanks for making the edit.

[cali]

12. no problem. Thanks for pointing it out to me.

And I will vote for Hillary if she's the nominee- with confidence in her abilities.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

3. Such a typical Hitler supporter attitude.

Just kidding, in case that wasn't obvious.

[rjx]

5. Billary = misandrist

If Obama = Hitler then what do they think Bush = ???

[hobbit709]

13. bush=

Hitler, Stalin and Torquemada rolled into one don't you know. From what I've seen on GD-P, it beats Sturgeon's Law-90% of everything is crap-by about another 9%. I have my own reasons for not preferring either Clinton or Obama, but they don't involve total hyperbole such as I've seen too much of around here lately.

[FrenchieCat]

6. Well, the "he is just a preacher" meme didn't fly......

so this is the only other way to explain his wonderful speeches.

[Uncle Sinister]

7. I'm a Clinton supporter, and I too find it revolting.

Clinton and Obama are BOTH incredibly bright, very talented, moderately liberal politicians. Both have gifts, both have flaws. Each would probably make a decent president, I doubt if either would be a great one. So be it. They are the two we get to choose from, and both are light-years better than the opposition. I'm starting to put all the haters from both sides on my ignore list. And it works! Some threads are filled with ignores, and I love it. Keeps my blood pressure down.

[Adelante]

8. Ah, I was wondering where that "cult" meme was going

I was thinking Charles Manson or Jim Jones :crazy:

Well, they say in politics whoever uses the Nazi meme first loses...

[cali]

9. Actually. The Jim Jones comparison is rife among Clinton

supporters. Seen all those little koolaid pitchers with GOBAMA on them that Clinton supporters here are using? That's what that's about.

[Adelante]

19. I was just in another thread

I read through the whole thing. Lots of Jim Jones whatever. I hadn't connected the koolade pitchers, though. I thought they were about Deaniacs of yore supporting Obama. A cheap shot, but not Hitler, not that pool of mindless vile hatred. Ah, me, this is all very, very sad, cali. Poor DU. I don't much want to be here anymore with what it is becoming.

[tishaLA]

16. The Jim Jones meme is *terribly* yesterday

they have graduated to Hitler now.

[Window]

10. That is more than desperation on the part of some Hillary

supporters, it's sick and disgusting.



Peace:thumbsup:

[Uncle Sinister]

15. Well, no shortage of "sick and disgusting" from Obama supporters, either.

[cali]

18. Sadly true.

I saw a post from an Obama supporter that was waaay beyond the pale this morning. It was sexist in the ugliest and most violent of ways.

[Window]

21. Absolutely, but that does not make it okay.

All negative supporters need to chill.



Peace:thumbsup:

[Uncle Sinister]

26. Agreed. Competely. I find it revolting from either side. My ignore list is almost 50/50

[NoBorders]

14. Remember Cali - it's different in the real world

When you say the 'meme' is firmly rooted, you're talking about a few extremists here on DU. This 'meme' has not taken root anywhere else.

[woodsprite]

17. If you're gonna use that subject line, you should add something like

Hill = Mata Hari. It's not true, but neither is the other.

Truthfully, I'd vote for either one, although I prefer Obama. I'm just getting really sick of seeing stuff like this on here.

Edited to add: Or replace Mata Hari with negative female entity you can think of. It's early and I haven't had coffee yet.

[MagsDem]

20. I don't think anyone was comparing the two

I read it as comparing the rather cultish adoration of their respective fans. And they are a bit similar at times. I find it creepy myself. Politics is a dirty and calculating business, but someone has to do the job. But I have yet to meet any politician that deserves such unquestioning adoration as Obama seems to get from his supporters. When people get a mentality that shuts off all judgement that's dangerous. That's really the problem with rethugs in my estimation.

At one point, Bush could have murdered a baby in full view of cameras and Bush supporters would have found way to excuse it. We're getting to that with Obama. I mean here you have the base of the party frothing over a guy whose health care plan is probably the least progressive of any candidate that was in the race. People seemingly able to just forget the fact that from the time he came into the senate to the time he decide to run for president, he opposed every timetable for withdrawal... pandering to the right.... I could go on and on, but it's like his supporters are incapable of seeing him for what he is... a typical politician.

[cali]

23. bullshit. Unsurprising from YOU.

what garbage you post. Associating Obama with Hitler is as blatant as it gets and there are two threads doing that on the front page of GDP right now.

As for unquestioning support. That's more of your nonsense. I've written many times about the issues I disagree with Obama on. I wasn't pleased with his McClurkin thing- at all. I don't like his health care plan as much as Hillary's. I disagreed with him on his Energy bill vote.

Now why don't YOU tell me where you disagree with Hillary.

[MagsDem]

28. Maybe you should link to the post you're talking about...

And I hate to break this to you, but you are far from the typical Obama supporter either here or in real life.

I was an Edwards supporter because of his focus on poverty. I don't have much problem with Hillary, other than her war vote, but I can't stand the way Obama lies about his politically calculating votes when he first entered the senate by pretending they don't exist. His support for Joe Lieberman, his pandering to the right, and his about face on his campaign promise to repeal the patriot act. His health care plan just plan sucks. And I just don't find him qualified for the job. And frankly, this cultish adoration just sickens me. Reminds of the rethugs.

[JVS]

29. here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4454425&mesg_id=4454425

[cali]

30. more garbage. you're quite the little producer of said product

Obama provided no more support of Lieberman than did Clinton. And once Lamont won, both Clinton and Obama supported Lamont in the general. Unlike YOU, I don't lie about my candidate. Pathetic you have to resort to such.

And it's clear that YOU are the one engaging in cultish adoration. You really do deserver the name hillbot.

[gaiilonfong]

33. Yeah right and Edwards VOTES

China Trade
Iraq War
Yucca Mountain

HYPOCRICY ANYONE

[Perry Logan]

22. Serves you right. I've seen enough incontinent slander of Hillary at DU to kill an elephant.

What goes around comes around, Obamabots.

[cali]

24. well, Perry. I've long defended Hillary. YOU, on the other hand

have NEVER done the same for Obama. Quite disgusting and typical of your kind to actually endorse this shit. I used to think you were actually reasonable. Now I'm going to make you the sole member of my ignore list.

Disgusting, shillybot.

[Bluerthanblue]

39. what goes around comes around?- Karma may indeed be

real- but pretending that your desire for revenge is somehow "karma" or a 'good' thing- is no better than people who use religion to excuse their hate.

Where the hell was the parenting in your life? "yeah- but he did it first!!"-

If something is WRONG- why do it yourself and try to excuse your behaviour by pointing the the one who did wrong to begin with?

You think that makes you any less guilty???


geez- are DU'ers this immature???

peace~

[still_one]

25. Just like the Milgram experiment, we have witnessed what some on DU are capable of in the

GD:Primaries forum

It sure hasn't shown us in our best light

[NMMNG]

27. Obama is certainly not Hitler

I don't think anybody was suggesting he is.

[Prefer]

31. This is how DUers devolve before they disappear

We're getting down to the raw "Hey look at me - give me some attention" level of discourse here, crossing the line way past productive discussion, far into Godwin's territory.

[w13rd0]

32. What I find sad...

...is that I don't find anything to HATE either of our candidates over. Both have some issues or positions I might disagree with. But the level of vitriol expressed by some here is completely out of whack. Calling Obama supporters cultists? Claiming to be a Democrat but saying you won't vote for Hillary? Just completely over the top. And the only thing that level of hatred calls into question is the sanity and stability of the poster responsible.

[niceypoo]

34. repeat

[niceypoo]

35. Strawman argument

Ive never seen him compared to Hitler ever

I would say he is more like a cheap imitation MLK, except that he is running his campaign like Bush did in 2000 and 2004.

Bush pretended to be, 'above the fray' while his supporters slimed anyone who disagreed with him, and he just said nothing.

Obama is doing the same thing, running a sleezeball campaign by proxy. His proxies are in the media, mostly. Even Olberman is doing it now and certainly people like Ed Schultz, who's show has turned into a comedy routine lately with him catching himself when he goes into attack Hillary mode (obviously someone has told him to turn it down) and, to a lesser extent, Stephanie Miller.

[Meshuga]

41. While I don't have time to search for everything claimed

I found one doing a simple search: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4444238

[cali]

42. not a strawman

and there was a thread this morning linking Obama to Hitler. There's a link in this thread.

Oh, and welcome to my ignore list, poo.

[1awake]

36. why does it matter..

Last week, the Obama supporters were lashing out for the most part at the Hillary supporters. This week, the Hillary people are leading the way in this ugliness. If it wasn't so sad it would be funny. People try and win pointless arguments. When they realize they can't, they resort to name calling and smearing. When all of this doesn't work, they threaten the person in question is so bad no support could ever be possible. Grand standing is fun to some. Ignore it.

[denem]

37. I am a Hitler supporter.

Obama and Hillary can't hold a candle to mien Fuhrer. The 'election' would be well and truly over by now. The thought of the SA participating in caucuses gives me goose step bumps.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

38. And he never shows up for the rallies...

Deutschland Forever! Love Ya! :)

[boricua79]

40. where did you read that...

i've never read that comparison.

How can y ou be Muslim and Hitler at the same time?

Now that confuses.

Hey, in other news, Obama's campaign just raised 3 million dollars in one day. One million in ONE hour.

Have fun the rest of the day.