I agree with all of that, that’s true. I’m not against calling a Nazi a Nazi
But most of the people who went along with the Nazis weren’t Nazis. I’m not defending them when I’m saying that, I’m being accurate
And I’m not being accurate to be pedantic, I’m being accurate because these categories of people need to be handled very differently, and to do that we have to do a little categorizing
The distinction is lost on them anyways. They’ll never see themselves as Nazis or fascists because they see themselves as morally superior. They won’t step back and self analyze because they’re incapable of doing so on a large scale. Unfortunately we have to treat all Republicans as fascists. Despite the fact a small percent are actual openly hateful racists, the party as a whole protects them, amplifies their voices, and gets them in office.
I agree with all of that, that’s true. I’m not against calling a Nazi a Nazi
But most of the people who went along with the Nazis weren’t Nazis. I’m not defending them when I’m saying that, I’m being accurate
And I’m not being accurate to be pedantic, I’m being accurate because these categories of people need to be handled very differently, and to do that we have to do a little categorizing
The distinction is lost on them anyways. They’ll never see themselves as Nazis or fascists because they see themselves as morally superior. They won’t step back and self analyze because they’re incapable of doing so on a large scale. Unfortunately we have to treat all Republicans as fascists. Despite the fact a small percent are actual openly hateful racists, the party as a whole protects them, amplifies their voices, and gets them in office.