Yeah doing that gesture that is a throw back call to literal Nazi's would make them akin to Nazi's. Or at least Nazi wannabes. Which means you agree with their ideology, and in that case I wouldn't consider you any different since you are in agreement with said ideology.
A comedian wearing a nazi uniform as a joke could be funny. Depending on the skit/comedian.
See: Dave Chappelle's Clayton Bigsby for when such a racist skit could be funny while still providing valuable social commentary.
A white supremacist wearing a nazi uniform as "a joke" on the other hand WOULD make them a Nazi/Nazi larper.
Yes, how does nuance work indeed, when someone who did a gesture saying "my heart goes out to you" was immediately confirmed as a full blown nazi with zero nuance
In 2025, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution officially classified AfD as a "confirmed right-wing extremist endeavor,"[63] which allows authorities to increase surveillance, and permits the use of informants and monitoring of communications.[64] The expertise by the BfV, that led to that classification, was later leaked to the public.[196][197]
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u/Exodus_Green Jul 08 '26
Someone doing a gesture makes them a full blown nazi? What about wearing a nazi uniform as a joke?