# 5 Ways Donald Trump Perfectly Mirrors Hitler's Rise To Power **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 2, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212 "2015-10-02T03:39:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/41 "2015-10-08T00:40:13Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Yes, it does. Nice to know you’re giving them legitimacy, then–seeing as you also just got through calling them immigrants. It’s a dumb remark. If it gave them legitimacy, then “illegal immigrant” would be an oxymoron. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/42 "2015-10-08T01:53:57Z")
BigT wrote: “Well, yes. As a society, we’re a lot more progressive and a lot more distrustful of fascism.” Miss a few meals then get back to me. Or imagine a horrible what-if such as another 9-11 only worse. ---
**Author:** ![DerekMichaels00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/43 "2015-10-10T08:48:14Z")
I don’t agree with Trump on most things, but stop! Non of our American politicians of either party are the next Hitler (or Stalin)! ---
**Author:** ![davida03801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/44 "2015-10-10T15:41:53Z")
I know the left likes to compare anyone they disagree with to Hitler, but this is a just a bit over the top. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/45 "2015-10-10T17:00:11Z")
I would not compare Trump to Hitler, per se, but I do think that the (as yet untested at the polls) popularity of Trump would provide encouragement to any would-be American Hitlers out there. And don’t forget, a guy doesn’t have to be a full-on Hitler, causing world war and exterminating millions, to be less than desirable as a national leader. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/46 "2015-11-20T01:26:41Z")
[Trump tagging Muslim-Americans](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/19/donald-trump-wont-rule-out-warrantless-searches-id-cards-for-american-muslims/). > [@](#): > > "We’re going to have to do things that we never did before. Some people are going to be upset about it, but I think that now everybody is feeling that security is going to rule,” Trump told Yahoo News in an interview published Thursday. “And certain things will be done that we never thought would happen in this country in terms of information and learning about the enemy. And so we’re going to have to do certain things that were frankly unthinkable a year ago.” > > When pressed on whether these measures might include tracking Muslim Americans in a database or noting their religious affiliations on identification cards, Trump would not go into detail – but did not reject the options. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/47 "2015-11-20T02:16:13Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > I would not compare Trump to Hitler, per se, but I do think that the (as yet untested at the polls) popularity of Trump would provide encouragement to any would-be American Hitlers out there. > > And don’t forget, a guy doesn’t have to be a full-on Hitler, causing world war and exterminating millions, to be less than desirable as a national leader. You never go full Hitler. (Franco figured out that one early.) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/48 "2015-11-20T02:36:20Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Trump tagging Muslim-Americans](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/19/donald-trump-wont-rule-out-warrantless-searches-id-cards-for-american-muslims/). So what you’re saying is that when a reporter pressed Hitler if he would support requiring Jews to wear yellow Stars of David, he “would not go into detail, but did not reject that option”? ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/49 "2015-11-20T02:42:21Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Trump tagging Muslim-Americans](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/19/donald-trump-wont-rule-out-warrantless-searches-id-cards-for-american-muslims/). Fuck!:smack: What’s next having supporters wear brown shirts to rallies. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/50 "2015-11-20T03:08:07Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > So what you’re saying is that when a reporter pressed Hitler if he would support requiring Jews to wear yellow Stars of David, he “would not go into detail, but did not reject that option”? > **[Trump's Plan for Muslim Database Draws Nazi Comparison](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-says-he-would-certainly-implement-muslim-database-n466716)** > > Donald Trump "would certainly implement" a database system tracking Muslims in the United States, the Republican front-runner told NBC News. > [@](#): > > Donald Trump “would certainly implement” a database system tracking Muslims in the United States, the Republican front-runner told NBC News on Thursday night. > > “I would certainly implement that. Absolutely,” Trump said in Newton, Iowa… > > When asked whether Muslims are legally obligated to sign into the database, Trump responded, “They have to be — they have to be.” > > Later, Trump was repeatedly asked to explain the difference between requiring Muslim to enter a database and the requirement the Jews register in Nazi Germany. > > He responded four times by simply saying, “You tell me.” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/51 "2015-11-23T00:02:01Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Donald Trump's Plan for a Muslim Database Draws Comparison to Nazi Germany](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-says-he-would-certainly-implement-muslim-database-n466716) I have absolutely no use for Trump, but this report is bogus. Even Snopes says so. Trump never proposed any kind of “plan” for registering Muslims. He simply didn’t respond with sufficient negativity to a liberal interviewer’s hypothetical question. Trump is a phony who has no consistent philosophy and has argued both sides of every issue at one time or another. Four years ago, he faulted Mitt Romney for being too negative about illegal aliens. He doesn’t mean a word he says- ever. Anybody believe he’s pro-life? Please! ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/52 "2015-11-23T00:08:15Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I have absolutely no use for Trump, but this report is bogus. Even Snopes says so. > > Trump never proposed any kind of “plan” for registering Muslims. He simply didn’t respond with sufficient negativity to a liberal interviewer’s hypothetical question. Has Snopes seen that Trump doubled down on that? Trump did double down, so much for Trump not being on board with registration, but he is jumping to the dark side with gusto. > **[Donald Trump: I'll bring back waterboarding to stop the Syrian refugee...](https://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/donald-trump-ill-bring-back-waterboarding-to-stop-the-syrian-refugee-trojan-horse/)** > > Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said over the weekend that he would reauthorize the use of enhanced interrogation techniques in order to protect Americans from terrorism. "When the Syrian refugees are going to start pouring into this... > [@](#): > > Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said over the weekend that he would reauthorize the use of enhanced interrogation techniques in order to protect Americans from terrorism. > > “When the Syrian refugees are going to start pouring into this country, we don’t’ know if they’re ISIS, we don’t know if they’re a Trojan Horse,” Trump told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on Sunday. “I want to see a database and other checks and balances. We want to go with watch lists, we want to go with databases, and we have no choice.” Oh yea, and Trump also wants to bring back torture. Fascists would be proud. > [@](#): > > “I would bring it back, I think waterboarding is peanuts compared to what they do to us,” he opined. “I would absolutely bring back interrogation and strong interrogation.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/53 "2015-11-23T00:12:42Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I have absolutely no use for Trump, but this report is bogus. Even Snopes says so. > > Trump never proposed any kind of “plan” for registering Muslims. He simply didn’t respond with sufficient negativity to a liberal interviewer’s hypothetical question. > > Trump is a phony who has no consistent philosophy and has argued both sides of every issue at one time or another. Four years ago, he faulted Mitt Romney for being too negative about illegal aliens. He doesn’t mean a word he says- ever. > > Anybody believe he’s pro-life? Please! [Snopes.](http://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-muslims-id/) > [@](#): > > Donald Trump was asked in an interview about whether Muslims should be subject to special scrutiny, a question he answered ambiguously. He then later affirmed that Muslims should be required to register in a database. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/54 "2015-11-23T02:30:26Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I have absolutely no use for Trump, but this report is bogus. Even Snopes says so. Note that the link is to a reputable news site. When someone asks you if there is a difference between what Trump proposes (or allegedly proposes, if you prefer), and you answer ‘You tell me,’ what you’re saying is ‘I do not see a difference. If you think there is a difference between what I propose and what Hitler did, you’re going to have to point it out.’ ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212/55 "2015-11-23T02:33:40Z")
Poached from the [SRIOTD thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=511831&page=514): > [@Stupid Republican idea of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25705): > > [Donald Trump yells “Get him out of here!” to a crowd at his rally in Birmingham (“him” being a Black Lives Matter protester), and, as you do, the crowd jumped on the protester and beat him.](http://www.occupydemocrats.com/trumps-rally-turns-to-riot-as-supporters-viciously-beat-black-protester/) And what does The Donald? The Donald Doubles Down. [Trump Tweets Racist, Fake Black-On-White Crime Statistics After Fans Gang-Attack Black Man.](http://www.occupydemocrats.com/trump-tweets-racist-fake-black-on-white-crime-statistics-after-fans-gang-attack-black-man/) Nope, no proto- or crypto-fascist tendencies here, folks, move along, nuttin’ to see . . . [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-ways-donald-trump-perfectly-mirrors-hitlers-rise-to-power/733212.md?page=2)