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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by Hydraulix989 on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @06:24PM (#12739274)
There's a difference between David Duke and a mainstream party candidate supported by roughly 40% of the American population.
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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by oska on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @07:46PM (#12739750)
In the July 1932 German Federal Election, the National Socialist German Workers Party received 37.3% of the vote. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_federal_election,_July_...

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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by subsection1h on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @06:56PM (#12739473)
First, Trump is supported by roughly 40% of likely voters, not all Americans. Second, just because a belief is widely held doesn't automatically make it more acceptable than it would be if it were less common.
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