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We (all sane people) want less nazism. Branding everything as nazism does not help. It is not a good thing if people go around thinking that their friendly re

We (all sane people) want less nazism. Branding everything as nazism does not help. It is not a good thing if people go around thinking that their friendly republican neighbor or grandmother/grandfather is a nazi. It might lead some (who doesn't know better) to think nazism isn't that bad. Besides, Nazism is a particular brand of evil and you fight them better if you learn the correct terminology, so it is a win-win (unless ones goal is to make the divide in American politics even wider by branding those at the other sites as the ugliest of all men.) Also I haven't seen a single swastika or other NSDAP related flag on any republican event. Do you mean the confederate flag or something?

Schiendelman 6y ago
I do not mean the confederate flag: https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/12/flags-and-other-symbols-used-far-right-groups-charlottesville https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/12/flags-and-oth...
- skinkestek 6y ago
  OK, now we are talking. And we've also just proven my point together as well: so many people have been calling ordinary people nazis that when someone actually bring nazi symbols and colours to the convention I refuse to believe it. (And yes, I will check more sources before I claim this happened.) Edit: read and reread the link. I couldn't find anything to connect the Republican party and all those flags? I specifically searched for "convention", "party" and "stage" based on your comments but I saw nothing relevant. Now English is not my first language but are you sure you gave me the correct link, and if so, can you point me to the smoking gun?
  - Schiendelman 6y ago
    There isn't a smoking gun. That's not how dog whistles work. But the supporters who agree with this stuff feel heard and emboldened. And there are lots of other data points to go with it. The singer of the national anthem on that stage, for instance, disagrees that Disney no longer sells "Song of the South", an explicitly racist film from their archives. These things all work together to paint a clear picture.

Schiendelman 6y ago

I do not mean the confederate flag: https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/12/flags-and-other-symbols-used-far-right-groups-charlottesville https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/12/flags-and-oth...

skinkestek 6y ago
OK, now we are talking. And we've also just proven my point together as well: so many people have been calling ordinary people nazis that when someone actually bring nazi symbols and colours to the convention I refuse to believe it. (And yes, I will check more sources before I claim this happened.) Edit: read and reread the link. I couldn't find anything to connect the Republican party and all those flags? I specifically searched for "convention", "party" and "stage" based on your comments but I saw nothing relevant. Now English is not my first language but are you sure you gave me the correct link, and if so, can you point me to the smoking gun?
- Schiendelman 6y ago
  There isn't a smoking gun. That's not how dog whistles work. But the supporters who agree with this stuff feel heard and emboldened. And there are lots of other data points to go with it. The singer of the national anthem on that stage, for instance, disagrees that Disney no longer sells "Song of the South", an explicitly racist film from their archives. These things all work together to paint a clear picture.