"Progressives should not make the same mistake that Ernst ThƤlmann made in 1932. The leader of the German Communist Party, ThƤlmann saw mainstream liberals as his enemies, and so the center and left never joined forces against the Nazis. ThƤlmann famously said that āsome Nazi trees must not be allowed to overshadow a forestā of social democrats, whom he sneeringly called āsocial fascists.ā
After Adolf Hitler gained power in 1933, ThƤlmann was arrested. He was shot on Hitlerās orders in Buchenwald concentration camp in 1944."
Wow.
Why? These .ml left wing nut jobs do the same as what the article is about. Sow division and see centrists and moderate left as the enemyā¦ if you are not with usā¦ The article spells it outā¦ Keep infighting at your own perilā¦ And what did the user doā¦ Apparently heās not afraid of the consequences Thalmann faced, thatās probably because the chaos is what his boss wants.
The German history it gives is a massive distortion of the reality of liberals giving Hitler power. I can copy one of the explanations for you if it is required.