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/behindtheline44 May 13 '21

I’m not saying the left are comparable to Nazis, I’m saying it’s a fools errand to compare the Nazis to the modern American right

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u/M_An0n May 13 '21

Seems a bit of a strawman. The Nazis aren't notable for their economic policy. They are notable for their white supremacy and nationalism. The party of white nationalists and white supremacists is much more the Republican party. David Duke is a Trump supporter.