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ismnotwasm

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22. What's horrid about this

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #15)

Sun Aug 12, 2018, 10:39 AM

Aug 2018

Is white America apparently doesn’t have our own, strong enough words to cover this level of racism. “White nationalist” sound like a patriotic group, because that’s what they think they are. Fuck that.

That being said, people who use the Nazi flag and spout Nazi bullshit still deserve to be called fucking Nazis

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Vox: "Don't call all American white supremacists "Nazis." Their ideology of hate is homegrown." [View all] k8conant Aug 2018 OP

I'll call them whatever I want! ananda Aug 2018 #1

Did you read the article? Garrett78 Aug 2018 #3

I Did ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #4

That wasn't the point of the L&C reference. But anyway... Garrett78 Aug 2018 #14

A must-read. Thanks for posting. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #2

got a better name for them? you call a car a car..not a multiwheel transport device dembotoz Aug 2018 #5

Doesn't want to admit that fascism has American roots as well, huh? FiveGoodMen Aug 2018 #6

Whether it's a Mercedes Benz or a Cadillac, it's still a car. GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #7

Great example MountCleaners Aug 2018 #20

My personal belief is that "NAZI" is the nastiest thing Ferrets are Cool Aug 2018 #8

When they march and riot with nazi flags and symbolism on everything workinclasszero Aug 2018 #9

so many of them use Nazi symbols and spout Nazi ideology lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #26

Millions more are going to die fighting them again if we don't stop them workinclasszero Aug 2018 #28

K&R thanks k8 lunasun Aug 2018 #10

Neighbor? WTF? RainCaster Aug 2018 #11

Let me think.. ismnotwasm Aug 2018 #12

The church i grew up in Runningdawg Aug 2018 #13

Some are really missing the point. The vast majority of racists who are... Garrett78 Aug 2018 #15

Thank you, Garrett78! k8conant Aug 2018 #16

What's horrid about this ismnotwasm Aug 2018 #22

Most of the white supremacists in the US don't use Nazi symbols. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #36

Idiotic. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #17

That isn't her suggested remedy. See post #15. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #18

Actually it is her suggested remedy. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #29

It's completely absurd to say that's her suggested remedy. She uses the term white supremacists. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #30

Her exact words. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #31

Yes, meaning there are non-Nazi, Confederate flag-waving white supremacists all around us. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #32

The author gets what many here fail to grasp Lee-Lee Aug 2018 #19

Depends what region JonLP24 Aug 2018 #25

Oh wow. Iggo Aug 2018 #21

+1000 JonLP24 Aug 2018 #24

Who said that? The author said the opposite of that. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #33

Some call themselves nazis JonLP24 Aug 2018 #23

They just use swastikas Turbineguy Aug 2018 #27

Most white supremacists in the US don't use swastikas. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #34

Interesting--I was just about to post the same comment as an OP. janx Aug 2018 #35