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I'm just a dumb American, but are torch hikes something only Nazis do? I've never heard of them.
by queuebert 5y ago
I'm just a dumb American, but are torch hikes something only Nazis do? I've never heard of them.
- draven 5y ago> are torch hikes something only Nazis do? No. Here in France they are sometimes organized as local events, sometimes they're used to --- surprise --- protest. We also have "descente aux flambeaux" (downhill skying with torches.)
- bitwize 5y agoIt's not just the torch hikes, though those are strongly associated with Nazis, neo-Nazis, and American white supremacists. It's also the naming of their mail server after Hitler's hidden base in Poland, and the railing against "cultural marxism" (itself a Nazi trope). Taken together, these things should register as "yep, probably a Nazi" even if one of them alone wouldn't.
- isr 5y agoWhy not ask the local Klu Klux Klan chapter in your neighbourhood? They have a "fine" tradition of conducting such hikes. Most recent example - Charlottesville?