To be fair I was probably 13 when Obama was elected. As I mentioned the vague memories I have of Obama being called a Nazi were not taken seriously in any real circles (quick search turned up the drudge report or Sarah Palin). Clinton was usually a more viable target for conservative media in his second term anyways. Either way, it is wrong regardless of the political affiliation.
I don't have high expectation for political rhetoric. It's just that I'm significantly concerned by the casualness that Nazis and fascists are being referred to. In this forum and in non-fringe media. There will come a time when someone truly terrifying will enter into the political sphere. If we weaken the most powerful words we have to describe evil to such a degree, then we will give usurpers an opportunity that they should never have.
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On a side note,
Something major has happened across the globe. Western Europe and North America now have many mainstream parties left in the dust over the past two years. (Mexico, Italy, Spain, Brexit, Germany is barely holding its coalition together, USA, France, etc). Something clearly went wrong and few pretend to have the answers as to why. I'm not trying to allude to some right or left wing narrative nor will I speculate on who is gaining more influence. Simply, there are significant and unknown problem that needs to be identified first, much less solved. Immigration is merely one of the many factors, and blaming Nazism isn't going to get us anywhere but further into corners.
