The biggest issue with this is that people that think like this tend to throw accusations like “neo-Nazi” out like lollies, at everyone that they disagree with about on certain things that are in no way “nazi-esque”.
These people literally call themselves neo-nazis.
No-one here is pretending that disagreeing with a position makes someone a Nazi. No-one here is throwing that label around. We’re talking about a specific political organisation who demand new members read Mein Kampf and Siege, imitate the language and symbolism of the historical NSDAP, and seek similar political policies. This action was an act of political propaganda for their White Nationalist organisation, in line with their ideological beliefs, in an attempt to recruit people closer to the mainstream. They tried the same during anti-vax, the same with trans people issues. This is their way of operating - trying to pretend they’re on your side.
Criticizing the welcome to country does not make someone a neo-nazi. Obviously not! In fact, even progressives are able to criticise it, I know some who do. The problem is that you went out of your way to trivialise the literal, loud-and-proud neo-nazis engaging in nazi propaganda, as an instinctive reaction to my comment, suggesting that I’m the problem here for calling an apple an apple. You don’t have to stick up for those neo-nazis in order to critisise the welcome to country. This isn’t a two-sided sport, not everything is some “left-right” culture war crap.
When you suggest that there aren’t real neo-nazis involved here, or that it was only one, and imply that it’s ridiculous for us to point them out, you are enabling nazism, and Australia has no reason to tolerate that antisocial behaviour. So, please, don’t do that again.
These people literally call themselves neo-nazis.
No-one here is pretending that disagreeing with a position makes someone a Nazi. No-one here is throwing that label around. We’re talking about a specific political organisation who demand new members read Mein Kampf and Siege, imitate the language and symbolism of the historical NSDAP, and seek similar political policies. This action was an act of political propaganda for their White Nationalist organisation, in line with their ideological beliefs, in an attempt to recruit people closer to the mainstream. They tried the same during anti-vax, the same with trans people issues. This is their way of operating - trying to pretend they’re on your side.
Criticizing the welcome to country does not make someone a neo-nazi. Obviously not! In fact, even progressives are able to criticise it, I know some who do. The problem is that you went out of your way to trivialise the literal, loud-and-proud neo-nazis engaging in nazi propaganda, as an instinctive reaction to my comment, suggesting that I’m the problem here for calling an apple an apple. You don’t have to stick up for those neo-nazis in order to critisise the welcome to country. This isn’t a two-sided sport, not everything is some “left-right” culture war crap.
When you suggest that there aren’t real neo-nazis involved here, or that it was only one, and imply that it’s ridiculous for us to point them out, you are enabling nazism, and Australia has no reason to tolerate that antisocial behaviour. So, please, don’t do that again.