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> If you think it's ok to think Hitler or Goebbels are irrelevant, or that what they did doesn't matter then you are paving the way you will be sent down on to
by roenxi 2y ago
> If you think it's ok to think Hitler or Goebbels are irrelevant, or that what they did doesn't matter then you are paving the way you will be sent down on to a camp yourself.
Just taking a feel of the political winds but - if I'm sent to a camp in my lifetime it will probably be by people calling me a Nazi. Assuming an internal group does it. It is a favoured insult right now. Although the odds are still comfortably low as far as I can tell.
And this is the issue. Privileging a hate-cult of Hitler and Goebbels is a distraction from the actual problems which are policies, capabilities and incentives. It doesn't seem to be an effective barrier to hate - in fact philosophically it encourages it over more useful focuses.
- surfingdino 2y agoCalling someone a Nazi is the the favourite thing Nazi copycats do. Reminding of what Hitler and lots of Germans (and Austrians) did is not practicing cultish behaviour, it is a vaccine against those who want a repeat of what had happened.
- blueflow 2y agoYes, but no. People who are unable to morally reason will go "I'm not a Nazi so what i do is justified" and then do the same bad shit all over again. Ignoring the lessons about Hitler and Goebbels because they are convinced they are better. Very focused on fighting the baddies that they never question if they are just another sort of baddies themselves.