In a world spiraling into war, with AI rising and jobs falling, it’s easy to miss the little things — like a spate of young Republicans praising Hitler.
Not so long ago, hugging Hitler was one of those lines you just didn’t cross in a decent democracy, and for good reason: fascism, the Second World War and genocide. Murdering millions of humans should never inspire admiration.
But that’s what’s been happening with increasing regularity, revealed by a recent string of unhinged text chains revealed among young Republican leaders. This isn’t an outlier or a one-off. It’s a pattern and a problem.
Last week, the Miami Herald revealed the contents of an extensive group chat started by the secretary of Miami-Dade County’s Republican Party, for conservative students at Florida International University. The chat quickly degenerated into a cesspool of racism, violent fantasies, and Hitler-admiration. The n-word was used over 400 times, including in ruminations on the best ways to murder African Americans (curb-stomping and crucifixion were mentioned by one allegedly pro-life member of the chat). The chat also included extensive references to women as “whores,” fantasies about all-white immigration laws, and free-flowing hatred toward Jewish Americans. The chat group was named “Gooning in Agartha” — which is a strange combo platter suggesting ornate masturbation rituals in “Nazi heaven.”
I like that it says „getting worse“ like it wasn’t always exactly this bad and was just said quietly.
WillfulIgnorance8647 on
They don’t see it as a problem.
Historical_Bend_2629 on
So far it has been a feature, not a bug.
OhGodSoManyQuestions on
That’s simply what the political right is when they have total power.
citizenjones on
It’s more along the lines that their long time identity is being exposed. It isn’t a transformation as much as an inability to keep it’s appearances in check.
penicillin23 on
The Republican Party doesn’t have a Nazi problem. America has a Nazi problem. It’s called the Republican Party.
RoosterMedical on
They won’t do anything about those people because they are a vital part of the Republican voting base.
PennysWorthOfTea on
At this point, the Republican party should be outright dissolved. Let the Democrat party become the right-wing party of the US & allow a properly progressive contingent to get on stage.
BigBangAssBanger_3D on
Should? Yes.
Will? No.
ChinookKing on
A vote is a vote to them. They dont care.
Mr_Incognito on
It does care – that’s why its Nazi problem is getting worse.
Gorgon31 on
The fascist party doesn’t have any problems with fascist in the party.
Can we please stop fucking sanewashing these monsters! This is who they are! They are not going to ‚come to terms‘ or ‚break with Trump‘ or feel any shame or regret or ‚Split the party‘.
Republicans ARE the Nazi problem, er sorry, I mean *sparkling fascist* if ones being pedantic.
supervegeta101 on
It’s not a big, its a feature.
CAM6913 on
The republicans embrace being Nazis
powderedmilf on
Hahaha not a problem to them. It’s what they recruit for
FlemethWild on
There are some goofy fucking comments here trying to make Nazis a both sides of the aisle issue.
A cacophony of clown shoes.
Mega_Millionaire on
Reddit has a Nazi problem as well
reddittorbrigade on
All the people who voted for Trump will be forever part of our dark history in America.
Ok_Character_5532 on
If the prevalence of Nazis in your party is big enough to be considered “a problem”, that also suggests that they are an influential voting bloc. Thus, while they won’t outright admit it, Republicans must appease this group of people to secure voter turnout. It’s almost like the Southern Strategy started taking amphetamines and evolved into the Nazi Strategy
CampEmbarrassed170 on
Nazis are a protected class on Qlon Musk’s X and sometimes here on some Reddit subs.
No_Proof_2736 on
So sad that many US citizens and some of our family members sacrificed everything to defeat hitler in WW II, now 81 years later we have a US president endorsing nazi empathizers.
DancingWithAWhiteHat on
You should’ve cared about its klan problem
Chaoslab on
„they won’t“ – Narrator.
zmook2 on
Republican party: Am I out of touch? … No, it’s everyone else who is wrong.
Alaishana on
Mussolini and Hitler both had one most important step in their trajectories:
Being accepted by the rich and powerful.
Without that step, the slide into fascism does not happen.
Now look at the American rich and powerful. Bending the knee, licking T’s arse.
Military and police are on the fascists‘ side, as they usually are.
America is going full tilt into a fascist dictatorship.
Next step: an attack by the ‚others‘, like what the Reichstagsbrand was in Germany.
Then: emergency laws to preserve the republic.
They don’t even have to curtail the freedom of the press, bc there already is no free press that matters. So much cleaner that way.
Even making other parties illegal won’t be strictly necessary. All the USA has is a controlled opposition that is hardly distinguishable from the Fascists. The few dissenting voices don’t really matter.
In short: there is nothing to stop the swines.
You’d be EXTREMELY lucky, if you get to vote in Nov and if that vote has the intended consequences.
returnofthecursed on
It’s not getting worse, it’s getting exposed more clearly. White supremacists, Nazis, fascists, and similar types of hateful bigots have been infesting the Republican party for decades. The fact that this is becoming more clear is both good and bad. Good because recognizing a problem is the first step in solving it. Bad because these fucking Nazis have been emboldened to come out of hiding and take off their Republican MAGA masks to show who they really are.
cra2ytig3r on
The Republicans don’t have a problem with Nazis. The Nazis have a Republican problem.
AnotherPersonPerhaps on
The GOP has abandoned all principles it once held and has, over the last few decades, been stripped down to a party with a single guiding principle.
Win at all costs.
They will not do anything to jettison mazes from their party.
Independent-Self371 on
It’s not a problem when it’s your secret identity.
benmrii on
This reads like conservatism isn’t fundamentally based on entitlement, on self-righteousness that requires a group that is right and should therefore be in power and a group that is wrong and should therefore be subdued. This is true socially, politically, theologically… and since it requires the ongoing belief and practice that „I am right and they are wrong“, there is no room for introspection, intellect, or compassion. Illogic is not an invitation to reconsider or explore, but proof that those who disagree – those who are wrong – have too much of a voice and should be silenced.
It’s why bigotry and nationalism are so powerful among the uneducated and ignorant: if you have little to contribute or to feel good about, celebrate that you’re white. That you’re American. That gives you identity, pride, and enemies.
In other words: the „Republican Party’s Nazi Problem“ isn’t a bug, it’s a feature, and it always has been.
Interesting-Camel682 on
Not a glitch, it is the function. This is who they ALL are.
Stillwater215 on
What do you call a table with 6 Nazis and 6 people okay dining with Nazis? A dozen Nazis.
TragicallyDip on
“The Nazi Party no longer has a Republican problem” is a more accurate headline
SteelBox5 on
I can’t believe this nazi crap is alive especially in the Republican Party. Too many insane salutes from Hegseth, Elonia and who knows who else. Unofficially they are the Nazi party without a clear condemnation of this.
MistahBrukshot13 on
They been on this path for decades since the 60s man.
At this point its a feature of the GOP, not a bug.
sleepymeowth052 on
„Worse? Or… better?“
reddit_equals_censor on
the nazis should care about being nazis?
ShermanRaine on
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – If you go into a bar and there are Nazis in the bar and they are not actively being thrown out: you are in a Nazi bar. Same rule applies to political parties.
EnslavedBandicoot on
They will never care because they need those voters.
idkbruh653 on
They don’t care and they won’t because it’s not a problem to them. They’ve wrapped the flag in it and have rebranded it. Worse yet, poc ,especially poc immigrants have been getting pulled into this bullshit because of self hate and a want to be a white American. Look at what happened with latest racist republican text thread. They were latino. Probably 2nd generation talking shit about Blacks. Insane.
godHatesMegaman on
Its not a „nazi problem“ its a nazi project. Its deliberate.
Dicktasticly on
All Republithugs may not be Nazis but all Nazis are Republithugs. This is a Feature, not a Bug
Izawwlgood on
As someone with a lot of ultra conservative ultra pro Israel family members – they refuse to see this and it won’t change.
IrrelevantLeprechaun on
There’s a lot of things republicans *should* be doing but aren’t. Headlines like these pretend like republicans are just scared little puppies that are too afraid of big evil Trump to do their jobs properly. The reality is they all support what he’s doing and actively and deliberately ensure that he can get away with everything he does. To do otherwise would ensure their imprisonment if they’re voted out.
Stop hoping the republicans „see the light“ and turn on Trump. It isn’t gonna happen. A handful might start ruling against him but it’s never going to be enough to course correct the party.
MagicalUnicornFart on
The Nazis don’t have a problem with Nazis.
Too many people are in denial that this was their end game.
minus2cats on
conservatism and nazism are the same thing with just different methodology. so no, it’s not going to care.
Traditional_Sign4941 on
I love how the headline of this article attempts to differentiate Republicans from Nazis.
Dear Rolling Stone – the Nazis in the Republican party isn’t a bug, it’s a feature. In fact it’s not even a feature – it’s the central philosophy.
CrankyVince2 on
*pulls off mask*
Ah, it was the Nazi party the whole time!
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**From John Avlon for Rolling Stone:**
In a world spiraling into war, with AI rising and jobs falling, it’s easy to miss the little things — like a spate of young Republicans praising Hitler.
Not so long ago, hugging Hitler was one of those lines you just didn’t cross in a decent democracy, and for good reason: fascism, the Second World War and genocide. Murdering millions of humans should never inspire admiration.
But that’s what’s been happening with increasing regularity, revealed by a recent string of unhinged text chains revealed among young Republican leaders. This isn’t an outlier or a one-off. It’s a pattern and a problem.
Last week, the Miami Herald revealed the contents of an extensive group chat started by the secretary of Miami-Dade County’s Republican Party, for conservative students at Florida International University. The chat quickly degenerated into a cesspool of racism, violent fantasies, and Hitler-admiration. The n-word was used over 400 times, including in ruminations on the best ways to murder African Americans (curb-stomping and crucifixion were mentioned by one allegedly pro-life member of the chat). The chat also included extensive references to women as “whores,” fantasies about all-white immigration laws, and free-flowing hatred toward Jewish Americans. The chat group was named “Gooning in Agartha” — which is a strange combo platter suggesting ornate masturbation rituals in “Nazi heaven.”
Read more: [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/republican-party-nazi-problem-1235530169/](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/republican-party-nazi-problem-1235530169/)
I like that it says „getting worse“ like it wasn’t always exactly this bad and was just said quietly.
They don’t see it as a problem.
So far it has been a feature, not a bug.
That’s simply what the political right is when they have total power.
It’s more along the lines that their long time identity is being exposed. It isn’t a transformation as much as an inability to keep it’s appearances in check.
The Republican Party doesn’t have a Nazi problem. America has a Nazi problem. It’s called the Republican Party.
They won’t do anything about those people because they are a vital part of the Republican voting base.
At this point, the Republican party should be outright dissolved. Let the Democrat party become the right-wing party of the US & allow a properly progressive contingent to get on stage.
Should? Yes.
Will? No.
A vote is a vote to them. They dont care.
It does care – that’s why its Nazi problem is getting worse.
The fascist party doesn’t have any problems with fascist in the party.
Can we please stop fucking sanewashing these monsters! This is who they are! They are not going to ‚come to terms‘ or ‚break with Trump‘ or feel any shame or regret or ‚Split the party‘.
Republicans ARE the Nazi problem, er sorry, I mean *sparkling fascist* if ones being pedantic.
It’s not a big, its a feature.
The republicans embrace being Nazis
Hahaha not a problem to them. It’s what they recruit for
There are some goofy fucking comments here trying to make Nazis a both sides of the aisle issue.
A cacophony of clown shoes.
Reddit has a Nazi problem as well
All the people who voted for Trump will be forever part of our dark history in America.
If the prevalence of Nazis in your party is big enough to be considered “a problem”, that also suggests that they are an influential voting bloc. Thus, while they won’t outright admit it, Republicans must appease this group of people to secure voter turnout. It’s almost like the Southern Strategy started taking amphetamines and evolved into the Nazi Strategy
Nazis are a protected class on Qlon Musk’s X and sometimes here on some Reddit subs.
So sad that many US citizens and some of our family members sacrificed everything to defeat hitler in WW II, now 81 years later we have a US president endorsing nazi empathizers.
You should’ve cared about its klan problem
„they won’t“ – Narrator.
Republican party: Am I out of touch? … No, it’s everyone else who is wrong.
Mussolini and Hitler both had one most important step in their trajectories:
Being accepted by the rich and powerful.
Without that step, the slide into fascism does not happen.
Now look at the American rich and powerful. Bending the knee, licking T’s arse.
Military and police are on the fascists‘ side, as they usually are.
America is going full tilt into a fascist dictatorship.
Next step: an attack by the ‚others‘, like what the Reichstagsbrand was in Germany.
Then: emergency laws to preserve the republic.
They don’t even have to curtail the freedom of the press, bc there already is no free press that matters. So much cleaner that way.
Even making other parties illegal won’t be strictly necessary. All the USA has is a controlled opposition that is hardly distinguishable from the Fascists. The few dissenting voices don’t really matter.
In short: there is nothing to stop the swines.
You’d be EXTREMELY lucky, if you get to vote in Nov and if that vote has the intended consequences.
It’s not getting worse, it’s getting exposed more clearly. White supremacists, Nazis, fascists, and similar types of hateful bigots have been infesting the Republican party for decades. The fact that this is becoming more clear is both good and bad. Good because recognizing a problem is the first step in solving it. Bad because these fucking Nazis have been emboldened to come out of hiding and take off their Republican MAGA masks to show who they really are.
The Republicans don’t have a problem with Nazis. The Nazis have a Republican problem.
The GOP has abandoned all principles it once held and has, over the last few decades, been stripped down to a party with a single guiding principle.
Win at all costs.
They will not do anything to jettison mazes from their party.
It’s not a problem when it’s your secret identity.
This reads like conservatism isn’t fundamentally based on entitlement, on self-righteousness that requires a group that is right and should therefore be in power and a group that is wrong and should therefore be subdued. This is true socially, politically, theologically… and since it requires the ongoing belief and practice that „I am right and they are wrong“, there is no room for introspection, intellect, or compassion. Illogic is not an invitation to reconsider or explore, but proof that those who disagree – those who are wrong – have too much of a voice and should be silenced.
It’s why bigotry and nationalism are so powerful among the uneducated and ignorant: if you have little to contribute or to feel good about, celebrate that you’re white. That you’re American. That gives you identity, pride, and enemies.
In other words: the „Republican Party’s Nazi Problem“ isn’t a bug, it’s a feature, and it always has been.
Not a glitch, it is the function. This is who they ALL are.
What do you call a table with 6 Nazis and 6 people okay dining with Nazis? A dozen Nazis.
“The Nazi Party no longer has a Republican problem” is a more accurate headline
I can’t believe this nazi crap is alive especially in the Republican Party. Too many insane salutes from Hegseth, Elonia and who knows who else. Unofficially they are the Nazi party without a clear condemnation of this.
They been on this path for decades since the 60s man.
At this point its a feature of the GOP, not a bug.
„Worse? Or… better?“
the nazis should care about being nazis?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – If you go into a bar and there are Nazis in the bar and they are not actively being thrown out: you are in a Nazi bar. Same rule applies to political parties.
They will never care because they need those voters.
They don’t care and they won’t because it’s not a problem to them. They’ve wrapped the flag in it and have rebranded it. Worse yet, poc ,especially poc immigrants have been getting pulled into this bullshit because of self hate and a want to be a white American. Look at what happened with latest racist republican text thread. They were latino. Probably 2nd generation talking shit about Blacks. Insane.
Its not a „nazi problem“ its a nazi project. Its deliberate.
All Republithugs may not be Nazis but all Nazis are Republithugs. This is a Feature, not a Bug
As someone with a lot of ultra conservative ultra pro Israel family members – they refuse to see this and it won’t change.
There’s a lot of things republicans *should* be doing but aren’t. Headlines like these pretend like republicans are just scared little puppies that are too afraid of big evil Trump to do their jobs properly. The reality is they all support what he’s doing and actively and deliberately ensure that he can get away with everything he does. To do otherwise would ensure their imprisonment if they’re voted out.
Stop hoping the republicans „see the light“ and turn on Trump. It isn’t gonna happen. A handful might start ruling against him but it’s never going to be enough to course correct the party.
The Nazis don’t have a problem with Nazis.
Too many people are in denial that this was their end game.
conservatism and nazism are the same thing with just different methodology. so no, it’s not going to care.
I love how the headline of this article attempts to differentiate Republicans from Nazis.
Dear Rolling Stone – the Nazis in the Republican party isn’t a bug, it’s a feature. In fact it’s not even a feature – it’s the central philosophy.
*pulls off mask*
Ah, it was the Nazi party the whole time!