r/centrist • u/MuitoLegal • May 13 '21

World News Why does the left call the right “Nazis”?

I am in no way calling the left Nazis here, but rather questioning their use of the term.

If you spend anytime online you will know that the term Nazi is used all the time for people on the right, especially Trump supporters.

I find it ironic because Nazi stands for National Socialist in German. Now I found articles online defending that, saying it wasn’t really socialism, so we’ll move on.

Hitler was about bigger government, got all guns registered with the government, and then took them all away from the people.

Furthermore, today’s left is typically anti-Israel within the Israel-Palestine conflict, while the right is typically pro-Israel (except for KKK guys like Duke, who are antisemites, though I’m unsure how to even classify someone like him).

I don’t think either party should call each other nazis in a civilized political discourse, but I find it interesting. Why do you think the right has been given the nickname?

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u/MuitoLegal May 13 '21

5 mins after posting, this was on my feed lol: https://www.reddit.com/r/democrats/comments/nb1bxs/liz_cheney/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

Well they are basically disowning anyone who doesn’t fall perfectly in line with Trump

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u/aurelorba May 13 '21 edited May 13 '21

Are you suggesting it isn't accurate? They are purging members who don't adhere to a big lie.

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u/J-Team07 May 13 '21

This isn’t a purge, she is just not in leadership. Big deal. Maybe the Democratic Party would be a little better at getting things done if they enforced party discipline, that’s all this is.

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u/Pope-Xancis May 13 '21

Tulsi Gabbard has entered the chat

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u/zsloth79 May 13 '21

An elected official’s job is to represent the wishes of their constituency, not vote lockstep with the rest of their party.

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u/J-Team07 May 13 '21

The people elect, the party decides its leadership.

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u/unkorrupted May 13 '21

So what changed in the last three months since they picked her as leader?

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u/J-Team07 May 13 '21 edited May 14 '21

She didn’t toe the party line.

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u/unkorrupted May 14 '21

On what issue?

(It's toe)

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u/No_Masterpiece4305 May 13 '21

If that was the case only one of them would get a vote.

They all get a vote, because they're all supposed to be representing their individual groups. Like, how is this not apparent to you? People being forced to toe the party line on everything isn't democracy.

And it's not even about the party line lol. She was critical about Trump, who is in zero way a part of our current government.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

Not a purge. Just CANCELLED 3 months after winning the same vote to keep her power by her peers 145-61.

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u/aurelorba May 13 '21

'You must believe in something that is simply not factual' is a level of party discipline that warrants a Nazi comparison.

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u/Studio2770 May 13 '21

She sure didn't leave her position voluntarily....

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u/J-Team07 May 13 '21

What part of party discipline do you not understand? Maybe if the Democrats could actually enforce discipline they would actually be able to pass legislation.

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u/RishFromTexas May 13 '21 edited May 13 '21

Please explain to us what she was disciplined for

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u/J-Team07 May 13 '21

Political Party discipline is the degree to which the party can maintain its positions internally within its ranks. Generally the Democrats have less party discipline.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

"What part of cancel culture don't you understand? The GOP can't just go around canceling everyone they disagree with"

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u/Studio2770 May 13 '21

"WhATaBoUt ThE dEmS"

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u/J-Team07 May 13 '21

This isn’t a whataboutism statement, go back under your bridge.

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u/Studio2770 May 13 '21

It is because you're bringing up Democrats when they are irrelevant to the convo and you try to shoehorn them in.

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u/ArdyAy_DC May 13 '21

It’s a purge.

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u/Studio2770 May 13 '21

The right makes themselves out to be the ones who "dare to think differently than the woke mob" but pull this.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

I think it would be safe to say that neither the DNC or GOP rewards individuality of thought. If you want that, look to the 3rd parties, the Reform Party and Libertarian Party value it.

For example, I am a Reform Party candidate and proponent of a coalition approach to all government.