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Both far-right and pro-Nazi definitions have been greatly expanded to cover nearly all of the "original antifa" [1], CS Lewis is a far-right red-flag [2], and "
by SenAnder 3y ago
Both far-right and pro-Nazi definitions have been greatly expanded to cover nearly all of the "original antifa" [1], CS Lewis is a far-right red-flag [2], and "racist" has been expanded beyond all meaning [3]. Meanwhile the Canadian parliament applauded a literal Waffen SS fighter [4], but somehow the 'Nazi-adjacent' label didn't stick to them.
Which is not to say there is no genuine merit behind your accusation, just that, without elaborating, it's impossible to know what they mean, as even just enforcing standing immigration law is far-right these days.
[1] Prevailing opinion among 5872 typical white enlisted men in the Air Forces is: Train Negroes as pilots, bombardiers and navigators, but segregate the Negro both in training and in subsequent duty. - https://ia902302.us.archive.org/25/items/us-war-department-final-race-wonk-room/US%20War%20Department%20-%20Final-Race-Wonk-Room_text.pdf https://ia902302.us.archive.org/25/items/us-war-department-f...
[2] https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/cs-lewis-home-office-prevent-anti-terrorism-ricu-unit-flags-up-fairytale-author-as-potential-sign-of-far-right-extremism-4060214 https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/cs-lewis-home-office...
[3] https://www.embracerace.org/resources/explaining-to-my-eight-year-old-that-yes-she-too-is-racist https://www.embracerace.org/resources/explaining-to-my-eight...
[4] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/canadian-parliament-ovation-nazi/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/canadian-parliament-ovatio...
- tptacek 3y agoAlong with JRR Tolkien, Aldous Huxley, Joseph Conrad and George Orwell.
- dctoedt 3y ago> the Canadian parliament applauded a literal Waffen SS fighter That seems to have been a simple screening fuck-up — probably by a relatively-young staffer — and the MP resigned his post as speaker in consequence.