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If so, was it polled somewhere?

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yup, horseshoe theory. At a certain point, it's hard to tell authoritarians apart. I.e. why do you hate LGBT folks?

  • Stalin - they're non-conformist, so to the Gulag with with!
  • Hitler - the people don't like them, so we can blame them for our problems

Different justifications, same net result. So on LGBT issues, I can't tell Stalin and Hitler apart. The same goes for a surprising number of other policies.