usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agoTrump's staff is saying that Trump kept quoting Hitler, praised him, and generally looked up to himlemmy.mlimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1600arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1587arrow-down1imageTrump's staff is saying that Trump kept quoting Hitler, praised him, and generally looked up to himlemmy.mlusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDenjin@lemmings.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 months agoApart from the yes men, the political appointees and the fanatics, Hitler was universally hated by his generals.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYeah, but there was a difference between the two sets. The generals under Hitler saw Hitler as a useful idiot that would fund the military after decades of neglect. The generals under Trump saw Trump as a strategic liability, undermining American soft power in a way that undermined their hard power.
Apart from the yes men, the political appointees and the fanatics, Hitler was universally hated by his generals.
Yeah, but there was a difference between the two sets.
The generals under Hitler saw Hitler as a useful idiot that would fund the military after decades of neglect.
The generals under Trump saw Trump as a strategic liability, undermining American soft power in a way that undermined their hard power.