If you read the news there has been multiple neonazi parties getting arrested for gathering guns for some nwo shit. And conservative and borderline faschist politicam parties are on the rise in multiple european countries. So no we are not just calling stuff nazies for no reason
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Critical_Insight@feddit.uk 11 months agoIs it though? Or are we just calling more and more things nazi that in reality aren’t? I can only speak for myself but in my case that word has entirely lost it’s meaning. It’s basically calling someone stupid.
olutukko@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Critical_Insight@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Sure, but I never claimed that they don’t exist. I’m just very sceptical about the claim that it’s getting more common. I don’t even remember when I last time saw a proper skinhead. Even those seemed to be way more common 15 years ago. And yes I know not all of them are nazies either.
ickplant@lemmy.world 11 months ago
They are not just skinheads anymore. They wear polo shirts and khakis. Did you miss the march in Charlotsville along with many other gatherings of that nature? Just because you are ignorant of this doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
exocrinous@lemm.ee 11 months ago
These days Nazis wear blazers and gelled hair. There’s a very specific look that’s common among upper class and pseudo upper class Nazis.
S_204@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Found the Nazi. You’re welcome to interpret whether this is meant literally or if I’m using your definition.
KreekyBonez@lemm.ee 11 months ago
if 5 people are sitting together, and 4 of them proudly proclaim to be nazis, and the 5th person doesn’t leave - there are 5 nazis sitting together
Jomega@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That is literally a swastika.
Goferking0@ttrpg.network 11 months ago
I love people saying we’re just calling more things nazi when a major USA party has been actively using the American nazi party logos, slogans and ideas for years.
Critical_Insight@feddit.uk 11 months ago
And the person who posted it is more likely to be an edgy teenager than a literal nazi.
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 11 months ago
Quite a few of the original nazis were those too, or started that way. Groups like that are known for recruiting the youth.
spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Open your fuckin eyes, dude. It’s blatant and not hidden anymore. If you don’t see it, that’s because you’re choosing not to.
Critical_Insight@feddit.uk 11 months ago
I see the huge demand for nazies but I literally never encounter them anywhere. People are calling Elon Musk a nazi for example so pardon my scepticism when I hear claims that it’s on a rise.
root_beer@midwest.social 11 months ago
A lot of full-on earnest racism has its beginnings in edgy ironic racism
Critical_Insight@feddit.uk 11 months ago
I was talking about nazies. Literal nazies. Racism is just a slice of it.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
What’s the effective difference between being a Nazi “to be edgy” and just being a Nazi?
highenergyphysics@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You can use thinner rope for the former!
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
I don’t think that’s necessarily true, right wing activist trolls go for volume.
exocrinous@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Nazi jokes aren’t funny. They’re dangerous. Teenagers who make those jokes deserve to be treated as a danger.