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Walmart's Nazi Tshirt, Compare and Contrast

unklegwar — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:35:35 EST

@crayonshinobi: I wouldn't call them Nazis either. They're not smart enough.

unklegwar

Walmart's Nazi Tshirt, Compare and Contrast

warmotor — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:00:45 EST

Yeah, I know the comparison is a little unfair. Hell, I'm not ashamed to say that I have a great personal relationship with Jesus Christ, who is my personal lord and savior.

But the thought of some backwards right-wing "Jesus hates fags" born again moron reading my flames and getting really upset just tickles me.

You seem like a rational, intelligent person. You should try tormenting the "holier than thou, hypocritical christians" and see how many turn the other cheek. It's effing hilarious.

warmotor

Walmart's Nazi Tshirt, Compare and Contrast

SexCpotatoes — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:09:18 EST

Hey warmotor, there was evidence that some of the Nazi leaders trafficked(sp.) in children (for sexual molestation purposes), or even molested the ones that were confined in the camps. While you claim to "have not seen any evidence that it happened" doesn't mean it wasn't rampant in that time.

I hate the holier than thou, hypocritical christians as much as the next guy, but c'mon, they aren't nazis. Christianity tells you to follow the rules or laws (of man), so technically if genocide were to be the government's new laws or rules, christians should submit to it, if not actively carry it out. This is part of why Marx called it "The opiate of the masses" as it kept people timid and under state control, even through a lot of hardships and atrocities.

SexCpotatoes

Walmart's Nazi Tshirt, Compare and Contrast

warmotor — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:05:54 EST

Yeah, because Christians have never advocated killing anyone based on their religion, never burned books in the street. They didn't silently consent (or overtly support) the slave trade where popular opinion called for it. Oh wait, they've done all of that. And as evil as the Nazis were, I've yet to see any evidence that they turned a blind eye while other nazis preyed sexually on little kids.

Maybe Hitler didn't want Nazis to be Christians because he realized the human mind only had room for one poisonous ideology at a time.

warmotor

Walmart's Nazi Tshirt, Compare and Contrast

Chris — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:45:42 EST

Ben's out of line with these comments. Not a good way to give the impression of fairness. (Or taste or subtlety, for that matter).

Chris

Walmart's Nazi Tshirt, Compare and Contrast

goaway147 — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:09:15 EST

Did you just compare Christianity to Nazis? Hitler said "You're either a German or a Christian you cannot be both".

goaway147

Walmart's Nazi Tshirt, Compare and Contrast

vannsant — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:05:34 EST

Because circling the wagons to appeal to the core constituency totally worked for the Republicans....

vannsant

Walmart's Nazi Tshirt, Compare and Contrast

Triteon — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:01:20 EST

That's what I get for reading instead of looking at the pics. Thanks, Ben.

Triteon

Walmart's Nazi Tshirt, Compare and Contrast

Ben Popken — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:35:55 EST

The image upload timestamp on the wiki entry says July 2005.

Ben Popken

Walmart's Nazi Tshirt, Compare and Contrast

Triteon — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:31:24 EST

But thus the problem of Wikipedia-- how is it we know the Wiki posting preceded the rapid distribution of the article?

Triteon

Walmart's Nazi Tshirt, Compare and Contrast

crayonshinobi — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:09:50 EST

After suffering recent image setbacks, is the retailer circling the wagons to appeal to its core constituency?

What is with calling Wal Mart shoppers Nazis?! I don't like Wal-Mart much either, just buy motor oil from them, but I'd hardly call their customers Nazi's.

I don't know about the Wal-Marts in your area, but if Wal-Mart wanted to appeal to it's core constituency in my area, it would just sell T-shirts with Spanish on them.

crayonshinobi