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BilSabab
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Posted:   Subject: ACLU ad from Playboy, August 1970 - kinda seems oddly prophetic Quote

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Rhaedas
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#2 Posted:   Subject: Re: ACLU ad from Playboy, August 1970 - kinda seems oddly prophetic Quote Reply

So is the "Don't Be A Sucker" video. Look at us. Turns out the worst thing Americans can say is "never forget", because sure enough, we do.

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frosty99c
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#3 Posted:   Subject: Re: ACLU ad from Playboy, August 1970 - kinda seems oddly prophetic Quote Reply

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can't_Happen_Here

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TribblesBestFriend
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#4 Posted:   Subject: Re: ACLU ad from Playboy, August 1970 - kinda seems oddly prophetic Quote Reply

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Nazi_Party?

Sorry already happened

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BilSabab
lemmy.world
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#5 Posted:   Subject: Re: ACLU ad from Playboy, August 1970 - kinda seems oddly prophetic Quote Reply

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Nazi_Party? Sorry already happened

the whole business plot and the way everybody just pretended it wasn't a thing was some serious bullshit as well - should've gone nuclear on these motherfuckers

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BilSabab
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#6 Posted:   Subject: Re: ACLU ad from Playboy, August 1970 - kinda seems oddly prophetic Quote Reply

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can't_Happen_Here

quite relevant movie unfortunately

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TribblesBestFriend
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#7 Posted:   Subject: Re: ACLU ad from Playboy, August 1970 - kinda seems oddly prophetic Quote Reply

the whole business plot and the way everybody just pretended it wasn't a thing was some serious bullshit as well - should've gone nuclear on these motherfuckers

Ha! Not American so I forgot about that one (learn about it last year maybe). That was some fucking authoritarian shit

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BilSabab
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#8 Posted:   Subject: Re: ACLU ad from Playboy, August 1970 - kinda seems oddly prophetic Quote Reply

So is the "Don't Be A Sucker" video. Look at us. Turns out the worst thing Americans can say is "never forget", because sure enough, we do.

mem`ry's fuzzy

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BilSabab
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#9 Posted:   Subject: Re: ACLU ad from Playboy, August 1970 - kinda seems oddly prophetic Quote Reply

Ha! Not American so I forgot about that one (learn about it last year maybe). That was some fucking authoritarian shit

and they decided to mess with one president who had a lot of executive power to make them regret trying their luck.

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Xerxos
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#10 Posted:   Subject: Re: ACLU ad from Playboy, August 1970 - kinda seems oddly prophetic Quote Reply

“Hey Vsauce, Michael here”

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