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US citizen wrongfully arrested by border patrol in Arizona held for nearly 10 days
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2025
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I find it offensive that we have people being thrown in concentration camps, you defend them, and then try play games to distance them.
But if youre. Ot an avsolutist against Nazis, then yes, to me, youre a Nazi. 10 people at a table and 1 of them is a Nazi, you have 10 Nazis.
I haven't defended them. I disagreed with OPs broad generalization and offered an explanation and an example as to why. You may not like or understand why, but there is a distinct difference between defending a person or people who knowingly and willfully violate someones rights under the US Constitution and the law and recognizing that a person is not inherently bad simply because they have a job at an organization.
Let me be absolutely clear: calling me a Nazi is not only wildly inaccurate, it is deeply offensive and unacceptable. That term carries the weight of real historical atrocities — genocide, totalitarianism, and hatred — and to throw it around so carelessly shows a staggering lack of respect for history and the people who suffered under that regime.
Disagreement or difference of opinion is not justification for slander. If you have a criticism, make it with integrity and truth — not with baseless, inflammatory accusations. This kind of rhetoric doesn’t win arguments; it poisons them. So unless you have something factual and meaningful to say, I suggest you stop cheapening serious words and start behaving like an adult.