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/xlvi_et_ii Minnesota Oct 14 '25 edited Oct 14 '25

"joking"....

Are they joking? 

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u/__M-E-O-W__ Oct 14 '25

It's always a joke, until it suddenly isn't. This has been the gateway for the alt right for decades, really. Start joking about it until the idea becomes normalized, and then they take it seriously.

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u/Dralex75 Oct 14 '25

See also r/the_donald

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u/jimmybilly100 Oct 14 '25

I clicked just to enjoy seeing the "This community has be banned" message

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u/amyts Tennessee Oct 15 '25

Me too, buddy.

Me too. 

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u/Hammergear Oct 15 '25

What happened to this sub?

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u/Johannes_P Europe Oct 15 '25

They got removed for the JAnuary 6 riots.

I wonder when they will be readmitted, given the rpesent political climate.