• notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    I dont understand why this post is downvoted so much. It is calling the people who undermine Lemmy with CP Nazis (which they probably are) and points out some historical context of a specific term. I thought Lemmy would be up for that.

    • TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      There’s a strong right wing element in the Lemmy comment section, especially in places where abusive behavior can be disguised as comedy or virtue signaling. I don’t care about the votes. If they hate me, I’m still in their heads.

      • wewbull@feddit.uk
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        No, there’s a lot of people who don’t want their language destroyed by people saying everything is a dog whistle.

        Degenerate isn’t a Nazi term. It’s an insult, and insults are useful.

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          If you don’t want the word degeneracy associated with scientific racism you’re going to need a time machine to the 1700s, because the idea of social degeneracy started then. This was the first stepping stone to eugenics as practiced by the United States against minorities, which in turn was the foundation for Nazi race “science.” There is a straight line through those points that are all united by the idea of degeneracy.

          If you want words to mean things then you can’t ignore their history.