• iopq@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    In 1989 David Duke got elected into the Louisiana house of representatives.

    Yes, the guy who was the grand wizard of the KKK

    I think you’re having rose tinted glasses

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      1 year ago

      No, I remember that well.

      I think you’re egregiously misinterpreting my comment, and I don’t much appreciate that.

      Tell me in what ways neo-Nazi propaganda inserted itself into the home of the average person daily in 1989?

      Now look at the front page of reddit, 4chan, or – hell – this fucking news article.

      Nazis existed, never said they didn’t. I’m saying they have a farther-reaching platform, and anyone who allows them to post their propaganda is complicit.

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        1 year ago

        in the same way that everything has a farther-reaching platform, I guess. I am not sure if the proportions are really different. Nazis were in the streets, graffiti, stickers, music, newspapers… they always have a platform as long as it’s profitable.

        you’re correct, it is a louder problem now. and a more pressing one. but i’m not sure if it’s “worse”