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The word “Master Race” is clearly equivalent to terms which were used by Nazis and so are today's far right wing and alt-rights.

There are other communities which created similar narratives, especially from the 4chan side, and I think the origin of “PC Master Race” comes from there.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

As you said yourself 'we cannot know much about the motivations of any particular person in the internet' so why are you assuming it's apt right?