but no t-shirts, so I guess it's there for you to do lol
(E: I just realised this might need clarifying - I don't mean put this person's art on t-shirts, but rather that there is very little "punch a nazi" graphic art out there, so you could take inspiration and make your own without stepping on any toes)
The social contract says we all agree to not kill each other. If party A's fundamental stance is that it is ok to kill X group AND THIS IS TOLERATED then the social contract has been broken and party A has subjected themselves to the same rules they now apply to others.
This is not opinion. This is how it plays out in real life. If your stance is that my life is forefeight or disposable, then so is yours.
Just remember party A made this choice not their victims who choose to fight back.
This is why fascists insist there is no Holocaust. Because if they admitted it they would admit it's fair game on anyone who shares their ideology.
I can't tell if this is simply saying that you have the right to self-defense, which is obvious and agreed upon pretty much everywhere in the US, or whether it's saying that, since we've all agreed not to kill each other if those guys want to murder us then we have the right to murder them. If it's the later then either you don't understand irony or you don't really care about the 'social contract'.
It sometimes feels like folks on this community are looking forward to a cultural civil war just as much as the right-wing maga nuts.
Reminds me I need to keep offering to buy non-white people as many fucking guns as I fucking can. I would like to pretend the US might love the gun less if more non-white people were better armed.
I get that this is posted on the Antifascism community. But it seems more than a little bit bloodthirsty. And it feels to me like the folks in the comments calling out for hunting/murdering Nazis haven't really thought that policy through to its logical conclusion. Maybe some are just fantasizing or virtue signaling, but assuming enough are willing to pick up a rifle and pull the trigger where does that lead us? Who decides whether someone is a Nazi? Do they have to be wearing a swastika? Is it enough to just express your contempt for a group that's a US minority? How much contempt?
"That's easy, just shoot the ones with swastikas"
Okay, so you show up to a flag waving Nazi rally and start shooting. They probably start shooting back. The cops get involved and shoot everybody (well maybe they don't shoot some of the Nazis). Then what happens? Antifa gets officially labeled as a domestic terrorist organization. All the news outlets talk about how terrible the group is. The FBI starts looking into everyone subscribed to this community, etc.
"No, everyone knows Nazis are bad. We'd be supported not condemned."
Alright, suppose somehow it's a revolution and the left is rounding up Nazis and guillotining them with full support of cable news. At that point everyone says they aren't a Nazi. How do you decide? This one talks like a racist, that one lives in an all-white neighborhood, that one is rich. You're walking really close to the line of becoming fascists yourself. France went through a revolution like that about 150 years ago. There's a good article about it on the anarchist library website. I think the takeaway is that a reign of terror is still a reign of terror even if the 'good guys' are in charge.
How about, instead of bloody murder, we expunge the Nazis from the police forces, establish a more socially just system of regulations in the US, and make sure anybody who acts like a Nazi gets punished for it by the state? Don't you think that would be a more effective solution?
Plus, if you do advocate for police abolition rather than reform, don't come crying to me when one of your friends gets jumped by some skinheads and sent to the hospital for being trans.
Just want to say here that regardless of the political benefits that can be obtained with violence, I do think all lives matter including Nazis, and I think most people can be convinced of this if they can be shown how similar all our experiences are. It seems like once you realize that a Nazi is essentially a version of yourself with slightly different psychological pressures, you can realize that, as painful as it may be, they are human, and your desire for humans not to suffer extends to them. Realizing this doesn't preclude instrumental violence against them, but it can prevent the feeling of hatred.
Well, they're gonna kill a bunch of minorities before you can convince enough of them of that. It's not my job or minorities' jobs to make fash realize they're evil. Funny how people defend nazis' lives without putting into account all the damage they're causing to others who aren't them. Some people just don't want to admit it's past time to do some uncomfortable nazi-hurting.
You are right, sadly some are knowingly in it for the hatred and not because of a bad life or pressure.
Some are just racist and want to watch people suffer.
I have struggled with this fact myself because it's alien to me to hate someone, just because. Sadly I realize that a whole bunch of people on this earth will simply not change because they really want to be like this.
Historical and Political Influences
German Nationalism:
Otto von Bismarck and the Unification of Germany: The unification of Germany in 1871 fostered a strong sense of national identity and pride. This nationalism was later twisted by the Nazis to promote an exclusionary and aggressive form of German identity.
Anti-Semitic Traditions:
Martin Luther: In the 16th century, Martin Luther's later writings contained vehement anti-Semitic rhetoric. Although his religious reformation had different aims, his anti-Jewish sentiments were later appropriated by Nazi ideology.
Modern Anti-Semitism: In the 19th and early 20th centuries, racial anti-Semitism (as opposed to religious anti-Judaism) gained ground, with figures like Wilhelm Marr coining the term "anti-Semitism" and promoting the idea of Jews as a distinct and inferior race.
Social Darwinism:
Herbert Spencer: The misapplication of Charles Darwin's theories of natural selection to human societies. Spencer's phrase "survival of the fittest" was used to justify imperialism, racism, and eugenics.
Eugenics Movement:
Francis Galton: A proponent of eugenics, the belief in improving the genetic quality of the human population through selective breeding. This influenced Nazi policies on racial purity and the elimination of those they deemed "unfit."
Philosophical and Ideological Influences
Friedrich Nietzsche:
Although Nietzsche himself was not anti-Semitic and would likely have opposed the Nazis, his ideas about the "Übermensch" (superman) and the "will to power" were co-opted and misinterpreted by Nazi ideologues to justify their notions of Aryan superiority and ruthless domination.
Houston Stewart Chamberlain:
An English-German philosopher whose book "The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century" (1899) promoted the idea of the superiority of the "Aryan race" and was highly influential among German nationalists and the Nazi movement.
Alfred Rosenberg:
A prominent Nazi ideologue whose book "The Myth of the Twentieth Century" (1930) was a key text in Nazi ideology, promoting racial purity and anti-Semitism.
Economic and Social Influences
Post-World War I Conditions:
The Treaty of Versailles (1919): The harsh terms imposed on Germany after World War I led to widespread economic hardship, political instability, and a sense of national humiliation. This created fertile ground for extremist ideologies like Nazism.
Economic Depression: The Great Depression of the 1930s exacerbated the economic struggles in Germany, leading many to support radical solutions offered by the Nazis.
Anti-Communism:
Fear of Bolshevism: The Russian Revolution of 1917 and the spread of communist movements in Europe generated a fear of communism, which the Nazis exploited by presenting themselves as a bulwark against Bolshevik revolution and Jewish conspiracy.
Cultural and Social Influences
Volkisch Movement:
A German nationalist movement emphasizing ethnic purity, folk traditions, and a mystical connection to the German land. This movement laid the groundwork for many of the cultural and racial ideas adopted by the Nazis.
Racial Theories:
Arthur de Gobineau: His book "An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races" (1853-1855) argued that civilizations decline when different races mix. His ideas on racial hierarchy influenced Nazi racial ideology.
Protocols of the Elders of Zion:
A fabricated anti-Semitic text purporting to describe a Jewish plan for global domination. Although a forgery, it was widely circulated and used by the Nazis to justify their anti-Semitic policies.
Conclusion
Nazi ideology was a complex and toxic blend of nationalism, anti-Semitism, social Darwinism, and eugenics, influenced by various historical, philosophical, and social currents. The Nazis selectively appropriated and twisted these ideas to justify their policies of racial purity, territorial expansion, and the annihilation of those they deemed undesirable.