• pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    And if they aren’t, don’t call them Nazis. For example I strongly disagree with the term “grammar nazi” that English speaking people sometimes use for people who point out grammatical flaws in comments or articles - that may sensitise people to view the term lightly, not taking it seriously when someone seriously is a nazi. Apart from that it’s a cruel joke towards the people who suffered under the nazi regime or died fighting it.

    • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I agree with this. We need better terms.

      Nazis were such a heinous and specific evil that we probably shouldn’t do anything that could lighten that term. At all.

      The part that makes me sad is that they appropriated the symbol of the swastika, and made it into a visage of hate and oppression. It’s a religious symbol for luck.

      I don’t think that reputation is changing anytime soon.

      The Nazis destroyed a lot, and corrupted so many things by association.