Not exactly. I have, however, seen people use this opinion to downplay the horrors of the Holocaust, which is why I agreed that you really have to make it clear that's not what your intent is.
It's common enough that when I see this take I immediately go :fry: until I can figure out the person's angle.
It reminds me of how people who use the existence and horror of slavery before and after the Atlantic slave trade to downplay the significance of the Atlantic slave trade.
Yeah you sure are gonna need to be careful with that take.
Fascism, especially Nazism, was only particularly possible because it learned from the atrocities of colonialism.
This doesn't diminish the horrors of either and both should be treated as evil.
Lebensarum wouldn't exist without manifest destiny.
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Not exactly. I have, however, seen people use this opinion to downplay the horrors of the Holocaust, which is why I agreed that you really have to make it clear that's not what your intent is.
It's common enough that when I see this take I immediately go :fry: until I can figure out the person's angle.
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There's that weird subset of antisemites who aren't quite nazis but have managed to contrarian themselves into something very alligned with it.
To be clear, I'm not saying that's your intent, just why being careful with ones phrasing is important when talking about this.
Edit: Gotcha, thanks for that context hah
It reminds me of how people who use the existence and horror of slavery before and after the Atlantic slave trade to downplay the significance of the Atlantic slave trade.