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Why compare to Nazis?
Comparing political figures or administrations to Nazis is a highly controversial and often offensive rhetorical tactic. It invokes the atrocities of Adolf Hitler's regime and the Holocaust, making it a powerful but dangerous comparison that can trivialise immense suffering and inflame public discourse.
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