Quote from: Jabstep on August 25, 2017, 09:11:42 PM

Who are these "Nazis" and what did they do to you?
The Nazi label gets thrown around so easily these days. Basically if you're a white male who don't agree with certain view's you're automatically a nazi.
Feels like you're just riding the wave to get some attention.

I'm guessing you don't need a lesson historically on who the Nazis were...

But who are the Nazis today?

Well, they're the cowards who painted Swastikas and "Work Will Set You Free (1941)" on my universities campus. Who draw "Jews did 9/11" outside of high schools and graffiti crossed out stars of David on walls in the town where some of my relatives live. They're the people who shout at me on the bus because of how the Jews own America. Those are Nazis, no? Sure those are anecdotes, but that's what you asked me... what did they do to me.

These are the people who then go on to commit atrocities like those seen in Holocaust. They are so brash as to even take the same symbols in public. And it's not those Nazis who take those symbols that concern me the most, it's the ones who don't. Because at least if you're wearing a nazi swastika there shouldn't be room to justify your intent.

No, some white male I disagree with isn't automatically a Nazi. But a Nazi is a Nazi. This isn't just a white male thing, there is anti-Semitism and other forms of racialized hate on both the left and the right. Neither get a free pass for what they think about healthcare.

I'm guessing you care about free speech. That you want to have your unique views and not be labeled as a Nazi for them. And you're worried that the left is going to take away your free speech because of it? I'm worried about that too. Free speech is absolutely critical for our society to continue to function. Nazis work on intimidation. They want you to fear for your life to speak out against them.

That's why it is so important to speak now, and to make it known that we will not let people be intimidated out of their voice.