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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 126 points 4 months ago

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

[-] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 57 points 4 months ago

And a lot of people wouldn’t even care

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 43 points 4 months ago

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

[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago

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 4 months ago

Polling bonus for triggering the libs.

[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

It would be a talking point if they were republican

[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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

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