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I don’t understand the contradiction.
Killing nazis is authoritarian.
Is it? Didn't anarchists fight against the actual Nazis when they fought Nazi backed Franco during the Spanish Civil War?
Yeah, and they wielded the unmatched authority of bullets to do so
In the matter of fascists I defer to the authority of the bullet
I'd still consider that wielding authority.
The word nazi is overused. If I switch that word with “oppressive authoritarians in power” does that cover the same situation?
Piss off Charlie
It’s used to describe a wide selection of people. Someone who is a bigot, beats their family and is a generally a bad person might not be a literal nazi.
But in USA politics it often means gop or trumpers. A very wide group .
Others may define it as any who want to restrict rights.
It’s really hard to tell at times
"Guys you can't call the people who are literally deporting brown people to concentration camps and outlawing trans people Nazis, that's not fair"
Right-wing chuds: "We will kill, torture, and kidnap any and all persons of a marginalized identity. Whether queer, black, Asian, disabled, homeless, Arab, Muslim, or women. We will also literally perform the actual Sieg Heil in public, use every form of white supremacist dogwhistles available, and cheer at the mass murder and genocide of geopolitical adversaries overseas."
You: "Hmmm idk guys, they definitely seem bad but they aren't carrying a copy of Mein Kampf on their person at all times 24/7 and quoting Hitler all day, or wearing a Nazi outfit in broad daylight. Maybe we shouldn't call them Nazis because it's really hard to tell."
It's not that hard to tell.
yes
lol k.
Yes, you are using your authority to remove theirs
i agree, we have too many living nazis and not enough stormin' ex-mormons.