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Minnesota GOP Senate candidate: ‘The bad guys won in WWII’ (heartlandsignal.com)

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As the control of the Senate hangs in the balance, GOP candidates across the country are facing a similar problem: Troubling and bizarre past statements, both in-person and on social media, are coming back to haunt them. But in Minnesota, Royce White is an even more extreme case.

In a tweet from 2022 that has since resurfaced, White claims that “‘bad guys” won the second world war, saying, “The bad guys won in WWII. There were no ‘good guys’ in that war. The controlling interests had a jump ball. If you look closely, you see the link between liberalism and communism in the Allied forces.”

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[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

Usually "past statements" ends up being something from high school or college where at least the young and dumb defense can help a tiny bit. This is from two years ago lol

[-] Darukhnarn@feddit.org 15 points 1 month ago

He is aware that he wouldn’t even have been born if things had turned out otherwise?

[-] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 11 points 1 month ago

Obligatory "Tell me you're a Nazi without telling you're a Nazi"

[-] yesman@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Framing WWII as "good-guy/ bad-guy" betrays the staggering naiveté of a History Channel graduate. But this was a long time ago, he's probably moved on to the Fall of Rome by now.

[-] heavy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

History Channel graduate

Love that

[-] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago

I have seen exactly one yard sign for him.

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

This is the same guy who called Mitch McConnell a RINO btw. Fucking next level looney tunes, even for a Conservative.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Wow, who is surprised that a GOP candidate turned out to be a neo-nazi, Nazi adjacent, or sympathetic to Nazis?

....

That's right, no one.

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

what’s this obsession republicans have with calling people “bad guys”? JD vance said it at least 5 times during the debate, and i’ve noticed it being used more in general. aside from republicans, i’ve only seen it used in jokes

[-] ATDA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Hi Mr Royce

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=what+did+nazis+think+of+black+people

[-] Xero@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

If he's a black man acting this crazy then there are probably some mighty big skeletons in his closet.

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Where you at now AIPAC?

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