{"id":42211,"date":"2014-05-26T21:24:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T03:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/26\/and-hitler-was-nice-to-dogs.html"},"modified":"2014-05-26T21:24:28","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T03:24:28","slug":"and-hitler-was-nice-to-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/26\/and-hitler-was-nice-to-dogs.html","title":{"rendered":"And Hitler was nice to dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gpb-content\">Who in their right mind would support the position of a mass murderer? People themselves unhinged? Trolls trying to elicit reactions? Ideologues? People so hurt from their own unpleasant experiences that they simply don&#39;t have any empathy for others? A tiny minority on the fringe of the bell curve who get added prominence due to the Internet?<\/p>\n<p>I mean, guys, I <i>get it.<\/i> I spent many years in the &quot;nice guy rejected by women&quot; category back in the day. It hurts, it&#39;s unfair, it&#39;s awful.<\/p>\n<p>But to, for an instant, translate that into &quot;They all deserve to die&quot; takes you into Sweeney Todd territory. And we all feel sorry for Sweeney Todd but\u00a0we all agree he&#39;s a monster.<\/p>\n<p>Why would you write a supportive comment about a monster?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reshared post from +<a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/117903011098040166012'>Kee Hinckley<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&quot;Crazy&quot; doesn&#39;t elicit thousands of people saying &quot;yes, he was justified&quot;. 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