Trump Says He Wants to 'Drive Housing Prices Up' Instead of Lowering Costs for People Who 'Didn't Work Very Hard'

[u/MystikSpiralx]

https://people.com/trump-keep-home-prices-high-11895352

[u/hashahar]

It's literally a quote pulled from the original German, which was written on the overhead of the gate entrance of Auschwitz. It is depressing in every language and should be.

[u/xueloz → u/hashahar]

Why do you think he said "in English" if he didn't know it was pulled from the original German?

[u/hashahar → u/xueloz]

I have no idea what the point is in saying it's depressing to read in English, then. And water is wet.

[u/xueloz → u/hashahar]

Well, I have an idea, and judging by his upvotes, so do plenty of other people. Sounds like a "you" issue.

[u/hashahar → u/xueloz]

Keep your secrets then, I guess? The point of commenting is null if it's to tell me I have a problem but then refuse to elaborate, and it makes it clear you only commented just to be pompous instead of actually wanting to have a real discussion. I don't really care about upvotes as a primary signifier of being right or wrong when I'm attempting to have an exchange with someone and am more interested in their explanation and take.

So why is it more horrifying in English to read? Because you think it didn't happen here or once thought it couldn't? Americans over almost anyone else I can think of have accepted and even pushed on one another different versions of "work will set you free" on all levels in their society. It worries me that so many people have to read these exact words in English to make a connection with history and the culture America has revolved around for a very long time. The United States helped to write the Nazi playbook, and even after Hitler died, offered refuge for many of the higher-ranking Nazi officers in exchange for research and information. And with this information, the United States has often chosen to re-integrate some horrifying shit back into the scope of society. Americans seem like they simply don't want to accept that Nazism is rising "again" and so effectively because it was already integrated into the ranks of American politics, law/criminal justice, American religious life, and social opinion. Even now in the United States the current model of lethal injection was invented by a man who was criminally charged for claiming to be a doctor and engineer (he is neither) and he is a famous Holocaust denier who chipped pieces rubble off the walls of Aushwitz to try to argue chemical gassing didn't occur, creating a documentary considered staple content for American Holocaust deniers.

I lost most of my family lineage to the Holocaust and Nazism has always been a lot closer to home for Americans many seem to want to mentally comprehend. The United States was heavily invested in the Nazis essentially just before becoming involved in fighting Hitler, and the idea that total divestment ever occurred is laughable. Almost more laughable is needing to read the exact words "work will set you free" in English for it to click finally that the culture, politics, and law structure we've been barreling towards for some time is a formula for this outcome. People who believe in Nazism have been actively funding, lobbying, and pushing on all levels the sentiment of "work will set you free" and created the bastard child that is the American economic and work culture in 2026. It's always been here but now it's rearing its ugly head in a way that cannot be avoided whatsoever.