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Saw a nazi today (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by abbotsbury to c/aboringdystopia

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For explanation: Boogaloo movement, "Neo-Nazis use the number 88 as an abbreviation for the Nazi salute Heil Hitler.[11] The letter H is eighth in the alphabet, whereby 88 becomes HH.[12] "

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

88 is heil hitler

[–] nomous 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

88 also symbolizes fortune and good luck in Chinese culture, and is often used to sign off in Chinese language chats.

[+] [email protected] -8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And the swastika used to be a Buddhist simbol, your point?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not used to be. Still are. Symbols can represent a lot of things, and it's an ignorant person to assume that they MUST represent the bad one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's exactly what the Nazi's say. These two lighting bolts? It's nothing bro! I just like the number 88! 14 is my lucky number! Etc etc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

See it's funny you say that. My neighbor had a pumpkin that I SWORE was two lightning bolts, til I looked at it properly and it was the KISS logo. And say what you want about being a KISS fan, it's a lot better than the conclusion that was initially reached. Benign explanations for things exist, and you have to look at more than a license plate to get an idea of someone's beliefs.