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skeptical_lurker comments on Open Thread Feb 29 - March 6, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: skeptical_lurker 11 March 2016 06:07:39AM *  1 point [-]

Just look at their flag:

https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Meandros_flag.svg/150px-Meandros_flag.svg.png&imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dawn_(political_party)&h=100&w=150&tbnid=CDly4gAodIMPcM:&tbnh=80&tbnw=120&docid=g-53Bx9BWHOy2M&usg=__gcjSL8sDC3eM9-5mVj4vERTCyW8=&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-oezK-bfLAhVpQpoKHY3fANQQ9QEIITAA)

It looks just like a swastika. Sure, Putin and Trump and anyone who is nationalistic can be compared to Nazis, but this cheapens the term 'Nazi' or 'fascist'.

By "actual neo-nazi" I mean a group which has significant use of Nazi imagery and when significant members explicitly endorse Nazism.

Comment author: Torchlight_Crimson 11 March 2016 07:31:41AM 1 point [-]

Just look at their flag

Seriously? You're only argument is that their flag looks like a Swastika if you squint just right?

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 11 March 2016 08:31:56AM 0 points [-]

The flag looks almost exactly like a swastica. Also, see hairyfigment's comment and read the wikipedia page. There is plenty more evidence.

They wouldn't have chosen that flag unless they were neo-nazis. If they really wanted that symbol, it could have been against a different color background.

Comment author: Lumifer 11 March 2016 04:15:27PM 2 points [-]

They wouldn't have chosen that flag unless they were neo-nazis.

You think so?