SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agoYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down13
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkYou probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one.lemmy.worldSomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoHe’s probably one of those people who think the nazis were socialists because nazi is short for “national socialist”.
minus-squareathos77@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOr who conveniently forget about the Southern Strategy and the great party switch. Massive, massive mental gymnastics to put themselves on the ‘right’ side of history every time
minus-squarewhoisearth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI thought it was “I did Nazi that coming” /S
minus-squareTheEntity@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoWhile I agree with both of you, these two points kinda contradict each other.
minus-squareexohuman@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoJust like North Korea is called DPRK: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The fascist use whatever words are in fashion to name themselves.
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoMany do think antifa is just a different word for socialist, so it’s not necessarily a contradiction.
minus-squareirmoz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·1 year agoIt is a contradiction, though. “Antifa are ANTI fascist - it’s in the name!!” “The Nazis weren’t socialist - you could name yourself whatever you want!!”
He’s probably one of those people who think the nazis were socialists because nazi is short for “national socialist”.
Or who conveniently forget about the Southern Strategy and the great party switch. Massive, massive mental gymnastics to put themselves on the ‘right’ side of history every time
I thought it was “I did Nazi that coming”
/S
While I agree with both of you, these two points kinda contradict each other.
Just like North Korea is called DPRK: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The fascist use whatever words are in fashion to name themselves.
Many do think antifa is just a different word for socialist, so it’s not necessarily a contradiction.
It is a contradiction, though.
“Antifa are ANTI fascist - it’s in the name!!”
“The Nazis weren’t socialist - you could name yourself whatever you want!!”