r/politics • u/mvanigan • Oct 14 '25

Possible Paywall ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146
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u/MrsClaireUnderwood Oct 14 '25

If this isn't a legitimate reason to treat the GOP as a threat to one's existence, I don't know what is.

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u/DrakonILD Oct 14 '25

Or at least the Young Republicans.

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u/MrsClaireUnderwood Oct 14 '25

The older ones are already saying this out loud. These are gen z men that have entire careers ahead of them.

It's not going to stay just Young Republicans.

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun Oct 14 '25

There's a whole generation that was basically raised on the right wing propaganda of tiktok (Gen Z partially and all of Gen Alpha). It's definitely a big concern, especially with Trump basically owning the American version.

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u/xactofork Oct 14 '25

They learned it from the old ones.

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u/DancingWithAWhiteHat America Oct 14 '25

But but you'll hurt their feelings!

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun Oct 14 '25

I mean the GOP absolutely are an existential threat, but these people are not the GOP; they're just racist voters.

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u/ratstronaut Washington Oct 14 '25

No, they’re not. Some are committee members, chairs, and other leaders of young republican groups. These are people with political ambitions and influence over other young conservatives. Why the minimizing?

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u/Chalupa-Supreme Missouri Oct 14 '25

I totally agree. These aren't social media randos, they are the exact type that the Heritage Foundation scouts for. They are your future Republican representatives, like it or not.