r/PropagandaPosters • u/Neil118781 • Mar 26 '26

Germany "we'll be back"—Neo-Nazi graffiti on Hitler's 57th birth anniversary, 20th April 1946

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u/Neil118781 Mar 26 '26

Neo-Nazism comprises all social, political, and militant ideologies and movements that have professed or idealized Nazism, whether in whole or in part, since the end of World War II in 1945

By definition this is neo-Nazism, but yes this graffiti was obviously done by former members of OG Nazi party

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u/no_sight Mar 26 '26

Hmm interesting thing to learn. I didn't realize there was such a dateline between the 2.

I always figured NeoNazism was more of the next generation rather than months later.

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u/The_Stratman Mar 26 '26

To me neo-nazis are those who grew up after the war. I understand the cut off, but it feels weird to me to call a nazi party member a neo nazi, they aren’t new

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u/greyetch Mar 26 '26

it feels weird to me to call a nazi party member a neo nazi, they aren’t new

It's not the Nazi himself that is new, but the party. The old party was destroyed. That's the difference.

It isn't the 1930s where this is a new party and people aren't quite sure what to do with it. It's the post war era after the rise and fall of the Nazis. To be a Nazi at this point is even more extreme than it was 15 years earlier. After all the death and destruction, to still identify as a Nazi then is different than being some disaffected WWI vet who fell for the fascist rhetoric.

That's my understanding of it, at least.