Overuse of Nazi comparisons

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Any reasonable person would see things this way.

No, no he didn't. You just assumed that post was aimed specifically at you.

Persecution complex, much?

You haven't seen the SJW takeover? You must be one of them! /humor

Frankly I don't think anyone on here is an actual nazi or fascist either. But that's why it seems so weird when people almost seem to take it personally when someone says anything about nazis or fascists at all. Even if there are none on here, there ARE those who do deservingly wear the label out in the real world.

Things like racism, sexism, and general bigotry can be trickier. Sometimes the person genuinely believes the thing they think they "know" about one group or another. Some people genuinely believe that black people are less intelligent and more violent in general, and that any that are smart or aren't violent are the exception rather than the rule. To them, there's nothing racist about assuming a black person is stupid and violent, cos to them, they usually are stupid and violent, so it's a fair assumption. Sometimes the only thing that makes a racist a racist is believing in a stereotype.

"But stereotypes are usually based on truth! If the shoe fits...!"

Stereotypes are based on just enough "truth" to make them look valid and drag the rest of the assumptions along with it, and often times, they're forced or contrived. That's why black-face existed. You could make black people look as stupid as you wanted by acting like a fool, and claiming it was a realistic portrayal. If you put a REAL black person on stage, and they actually happened to be SMART, and people SAW that, it would ruin the whole narrative. Same goes for cartoons. Make them look like ignorant savages. Don't teach them to read or write, punish them if they try, then claim they're stupid cos they "can't" read or write. Point out that black-on-black crime happens more than black-on-white crime, but ignore the fact that white on white crime happens just as much as black-on-black crime, and also ignore that that's because we still live in heavily segregated neighborhoods.

When you grow up seeing people portrayed a certain way, real or not, if you ever do see someone who happens to fit that profile, confirmation bias kicks in, and of course they're all like that, everyone knows they're like that. That's why some people see racism and sexism as merely a matter of "political correctness" - "oh, you cant call the lazy criminals 'lazy' or 'criminals' anymore" is how they'd see it. But they wouldn't see how their view of the world might have been distorted in the first place.

Simple detection based on reading similarly written material over a period of years.

That's why you're basically just trolling. You're quite correct I don't wish to associate asinine nonsense such as maintaining this as the main thread of a site for kids having a tough time...

Mods either lock this one or IP permaban us both, I don't want to be associated with a political climate tolerant of this any longer.

Not necessarily.

For starters there are plenty of people out there who know "fascist" and "Nazi" are both labels that bring instant suspicion. Whereas if you dress the same beliefs up in new clothes, they're a lot more palatable to the average mug in the street.

Secondly there's the point that it's perfectly possible to hold fascist / neo-Nazi views without realizing you're a fascist or a neo-Nazi. This whole area of politics seems to be a bit of an irony and awareness free zone.

Thirdly, pivoting the whole issue around open support for genocide is a very extreme case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. That is NOT necessarily a defining characteristic of Nazism, but rather a possible long-term consequence of it. There are plenty of other ways to hate people, discriminate against them, and make their lives very difficult and short. Same values, same objectives, different implementation. What we need to be looking for is the degree of overall similarity in political movements. I listed around 20 fascist / neo-Nazi traits earlier, not one of them was "genocide", but collectively they all point in that direction. Obviously the greater the correlation the greater the risk.

I'd love to say the chances of a full house are pretty rare, but I'm not convinced. There seems to be an expectation that 2020s white supremacists will still be marching around in KKK robes or Nazi uniforms. They might be, true enough, but it's fair to say some of them might have cottoned on to the need to be a bit more subtle in their attire. That doesn't mean the underlying values have changed an awful lot.

No, no he didn't. You just assumed that post was aimed specifically at you.

Persecution complex, much?

There you go, diving in front of a shot to get intentionally hit by it, even though it wasn't aimed at you.

I respect the hard work that the mods do here. They are constantly keeping an eye on at least 50 very unique people.

Not necessarily.

For starters there are plenty of people out there who know "fascist" and "Nazi" are both labels that bring instant suspicion. Whereas if you dress the same beliefs up in new clothes, they're a lot more palatable to the average mug in the street.

Secondly there's the point that it's perfectly possible to hold fascist / neo-Nazi views without realizing you're a fascist or a neo-Nazi. This whole area of politics seems to be a bit of an irony and awareness free zone.

The problem I have with some of cberg's posts is that he sometimes doesn't indicate who he is addressing.
I have actually asked him to clarify who he is talking to, on a number of occasions.
A simple part quote from someone he is replying to, or an "@Pepe", as an example, would clarify.
Or if it is a general comment, just say: "This is a general comment."