• manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    When they first banned the swastika in australia (2023?), nazis posted photos of them holding shields with 30 different nazi symbols on them.

    Classifying these things as hate sumbols does nothing, but it will shortly turn around and outlaw communist symbols.

    lol did i just say at first they came for the swastika? But seriously the people who initially pushed for these laws are racist cretins who want nazis marching beside them, under national flags.

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      8 months ago

      What it does in this context is make it a criminal act to get tattooed under ucmj. If they get caught with patches or drawing it or whatever they get enhanced punishments because of what it is.

      What taking away the classification did is make it so it was no longer illegal to decorate military property with swastikas and such.

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      8 months ago

      What a take from the .mler — don’t you know not to speak unless Cowbee is already in the room? You should figure that out.

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        8 months ago

        I think you’re right about everything you’ve said, I think you’re wrong to associate this with what the .mler said.

        They would be perfectly fine with blanket censorship under communist rule.