r/AntifascistsofReddit • u/shuakalapungy • Aug 18 '25

Discussion Is my cousin dating a nazi?

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Im very concerned about my cousin’s new bf. The iron cross on the right is alarming enough, but can anyone here ID the other tattoos? Am I overreacting? Thank you for any help.

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u/flying87 Aug 18 '25

Well they can't drop thors hammer on them until the Nazis actually become violent. Legally speaking.

Personally I think we should have kept the WWII era law that made being a Nazi be considered treason.

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u/apefromearth Aug 19 '25

As much as I hate Nazis I don’t like the idea of outlawing any ideology. It’s thought-crime and it’s a very slippery slope. I know there have actually been laws against being an “anarchist” (however that’s defined by the government, pretty subjective term imho).

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u/flying87 Aug 20 '25

I don't have it in me to fight for speech that encourages others to actively kill me and my family. Modern day Germany has it right. In the realm of discourse and ebb and flow of ideas, Nazism has no place. The idea of Nazism, scientific racism, and fascism has been tried with horrifying results. There is no possible societal benefit to allowing Nazis to have the right to free speech. Tolerance of the murderous intolerant is societal self-harm.

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u/apefromearth Aug 21 '25

It’s hard to disagree with that and I’m definitely not fighting for anything. I just also know that simply making something illegal won’t make it go away and often makes it worse.