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[โ€“] Mateoto@lemmy.world 107 points 2 years ago (23 children)

It's perplexing how a nation that once liberated the world from fascism is now becoming fascist and triggering fascist movements worldwide.

[โ€“] Balinares@pawb.social 19 points 2 years ago

Stopping fascism wasn't the point. After liberating the camps, they even threw the homosexuals right back in. (Source)

They were just worried that the USSR was going to beat them to Berlin, and then keep going across the entirety of Europe. Likely a valid concern, to be fair.

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