When will we start treating Nazis like fucking Nazis? „They are just regular people that were neglected“ is not only a lie (we‘ve been listening to them, marked them „concerned citizens“, and justifying their vile and hatred for a decade, at least), but also ignores the historical fact that, for the most part, so were the actual fucking Nazis 90 years ago. And it’s made them stronger.
The consent has to be: „I’ll listen to you and take you seriously - as long as you’re not a fucking Nazi.“
@weltraumpiratAnd at the same time we manage to celebrate Georg Elser (or Stauffenberg for the less informed) while condemning violence as something that has no place in a democracy.
@spfeiffer @oli @spfeiffer This is only partially true. Violence is the monopoly of the state in a democracy.
And it equates things that are not the same: Elser was violent against a dictator in a fascist regime. And Stauffenberg and his allies were very much a part of that regime, just tried to run a coup against their leader, because he was losing the war.
@weltraumpirat
I totally agree with the monopoly of the state and you elaborated on the very problem with Stauffenberg.
But to me it always felt strange, that facism first has to "prove" itself by reprisals, deportations, murder and war before someone stepping up is considered a hero.
@spfeiffer
@oli @spfeiffer A single person or group acting violently against the government is a slippery slope. There’s a fine line between heroism against oppression and self-righteous terrorism.
Tobias Goeschel
Oli