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French elections: Far-right candidate to withdraw after Nazi cap picture emerges (www.lemonde.fr)
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[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 124 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Here in the US they wouldn't even have the shame to drop out.

[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 56 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And a lot of people wouldn’t even care

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 42 points 2 months ago

Unfortunately, far too many people would cheer it on a some sort of "own the libs" "joke"

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Exactly right. They might consider it initially, but then they'd realize that they got an increase in support from the MAGA base and they'd lean into it.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 months ago

Polling bonus for triggering the libs.

[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

It would be a talking point if they were republican

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They would be smiling in their official public portrait while wearing it and throwing Heil Hitler arms

I really wish we could start treating Nazis like we used to