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[–] 8 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Come on now. It was reasonable for someone to say the final solution in your scenario. It is totally reasonable to call out these things especially when it is purposefully being used like the OP. However, your scenario sounds like you are making a situation about something it isn't at all.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    I accept that she wasn't referencing the historical meaning on purpose. She likely wasn't a classic Nazi trying to dog whistle. However, not recognizing the phrase is concerning. Especially given the current rise of Nazi-compatible ideology in power.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (5 children)

    If she didn't mean it that way, I don't see how it's concerning. A lot of people display swastikas with no intention of referring to Nazis. The words "final" and "solution" aren't owned by Nazi Germany into perpetuity.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Not sure if trolling, but: I feel like people show know relevant, recent, history.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Not knowing a specific phrase isn't exactly unheard of. And a person using it to mean something else isn't a Nazi.

    Not sure if you're trolling or just a fucking idiot.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I didn't say they were a Nazi. And I thought you might be trolling because " A lot of people display swastikas with no intention of referring to Nazis." sounds risible.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Well yes, the swastika was used way before Nazi time and while they definitely sullied it, I am not sure denying others the use for a completely different meaning is the best way forward.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

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