• Excrubulent@slrpnk.net
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    3 days ago

    That’s an extremely narrow point that isn’t worth bothering with, because nobody is confused about what you mean when you call them “nazis”.

    Also it’s not one guy doing a zeig heil, it’s become a trend amongst them now. They have invited the comparison openly, and anybody getting all pissy about “you just call everything you don’t like nazi” is just a crybully who’s deliberately wasting your time. At this point anybody turned off of your cause by your use of the word “nazi” isn’t your ally in the first place.

    Like sure they’re not exactly the same as the NSDAP, but the category still applies, and it’s not worth anybody’s time splitting hairs over the exact nature of the type of fascism they have, because “nazi” does the job and again, nobody is confused by it, because the original nazis are all resting in piss.

    Do you have any argument as to why this matters, in any way, at all?

    • RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      Do you have any argument as to why this matters, in any way, at all?

      the majority of the population doesn’t identify this as being nazism. If you are looking to get more people backing your cause you cannot alienate them by appearing to be reactionary or uneducated.

      • Excrubulent@slrpnk.net
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        2 days ago

        So your argument rests not on truth but on populism.

        Even if you’re right in your wholly unsubstantiated claim, the way to get more people on your side is by persuading them, not by capitulating to their ill-informed beliefs. Giving in to their bullshit is how you join their side.

        I would love to know what your media diet is.

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        3 days ago

        the majority of the population doesn’t identify this as being nazism.

        That’s a big claim for no citation.