Please Stop Calling People Nazis- Especially Groups that Hitler Sent to Death Camps.
It’s beyond insensitive, it’s horrifically inaccurate.
There is a group of people, who have been getting a lot of attention lately.
To avoid existing bias, I’m going to call them group x, but if you read between the lines it’s pretty obvious who I am talking about. Furthermore, if you follow my links I use to backup my claims, it will clearly reference who ‘group x’ is.
But to get a clear perspective on what’s going on, let’s just disengage and call them group x.
Group x is a group of certain people that have existed as long as people have. Many people, are uncomfortable with group x, and ask the following questions. It should be noted that no one chooses to belong to group x, they are born that way.
- Do people in group x have the right to exist? Is it valid to be a person who belongs to group x or should they not exist at all?
- Should members of group x be allowed in certain public spaces? Or should they be banned from certain public spaces?
- Should people in group x be allowed to have medical care? This question is sort of follow up to question one, as it’s questioned if people in group x have the right to be alive, therefore providing them with medical care is essentially enabling them by allowing them to still be alive. Sort of if we block their access to medical care, then they will die and we no longer have to worry about them.
I’m not kidding, these are literally some of the debates that are currently around a group of people that hurts no one. But of course, it’s argued that they hurt the world by existing, because a world that accepts them has lower standards and will corrupt everyone. Same old argument we’ve heard for generations.
Other questions are being raised such as what hobbies people in group x are allowed to have, if it’s okay to call them names and thus harass them at their places of employment, school, and doctor visits, and other debates.
Every year, people in group x are murdered for being in group x, essentially as hate crimes.
In many places, it’s actually legal to murder a person in group x for being in group x, under the right circumstances of course.
Many, such as myself, believe that group x is heavily discriminated against and the above three questions are rather concerning. Every person has a right to exist, to be in public, and access healthcare, so long as it doesn’t hurt others, and just existing and being different does not count as harming other people.
However many people, let’s call them x concerned, aren’t so sure and still believe the above three questions need to be asked and debated. It should be noted that many others believe that group x should not exist at all, should not have access to health care, and should be banned in specific public places and are very clear, they are more anti group x, and proud of it.
Still many people are just more x concerned and feel the above three questions should be asked and are worthy of debate. Group x and their supporters generally believe the obvious answer to the three questions above are yes, and feel it’s even a bit hateful to ask them. They believe they do have a right to exist, you know, as human beings, they should be allowed in public spaces, just like any other person, and feel they should be able to access healthcare. Group x people mostly feel that the above questions are “anti-group x” and are hateful because they question their right to exist.
Again, no one chooses to be in group x, a person is born in group x or not. Some are born in group x and try to convert themselves to not group x, and many debate if it’s possible, but that’s another argument I won’t go near as it’s quite contiversial.
X-concerned folks don’t see these above questions as harmful, they are after all “just asking questions.” (More Examples).
“What’s wrong with just asking questions?” Is a common response. They are frustrated with the lack of dialogue over discussing if certain people should have the right to exist or not. X-concerned folks are also upset that they are being labeled as “anti-group x,” they think that’s mean name to call someone. They feel picked on and harassed for their beliefs that maybe people in group x shouldn’t be alive, etc. I’ve heard many x-concerned folk say they feel like group x is hateful for not accepting them and their beliefs. They explain that there are many people who are x-concerned, and group x just needs to accept them for who they are, people who don’t accept/question group x as humans with the right to exist, be in certain public spaces, or access medical care. They have every right to question the validity of group x, ban them from certain public spaces, etc, and group x are haters for not accepting them and their beliefs. I’ve ready many a medium article that hopes that group x will stop their hateful ways, embrace love, and accept those who don’t accept them and question their right to exist. One hot button issue is if x-concerned people are allowed to harass and call members of group x offensive names at work, and how not allowing that is discrimination against x-concerned people. Mainly x-concerned folk feel this is harassment, they have a right to call group x members rude names at their place of work, and feel they should be protected in their rights to do this.
Anyway, back to the whole point of this article, recently, I read an interesting and particularly well written medium article clearly meant to appear to x-concerned people. It started off, by calling group x people nazi’s. You know, Nazi’s; because people in group x are forcing their beliefs, mainly they have a right to exist and receive healthcare, onto everyone else. You see group x people are very narrow in their ideology, they will only tolerate they have the right to exist and live their lives, and they won’t entertain any other ideas around the topic, like maybe they shouldn’t exist and receive medical care so they all die. They are so controlling, they even call those who question their right to live as haters! My, the lengths these “woke” people go to. Because group x people are “forcing their ideology,” mainly their right to live and exist, onto others, the author believes they are nazis.
The author of the article in question goes on to explain that group x needs to be more loving and accepting of anti group x people, as well as x concerned people. After all, they are just trying to have a healthy dialogue! How nazi that group x wants to shut that down! The author then explains that a good start would be for group x to stop calling x concerned people names, you know, such as haters or “anti group x.” I find that ironic since the author starts the article by calling group x and their supporters nazis.
The thing that gets me though, is that there are actual, real nazis and ironically, they appose group x vehemently. In fact, during the holocaust, group x people were sent to nazi death camps. Nazi’s today will tell you they are strictly anti-group x and very much believe group x doesn’t have the right to live, be in certain public places, and have access to medical care.
Here’s a tip, if you’re going to call a group nazis, please don’t call people who were targeted by actual nazis. Many victims of the holocaust, are still dealing with the generational trauma of genocide. It’s extremely offensive to just up and call those people nazis.
Just because someone disagrees with you, doesn’t make them a nazi. True, the nazi’s shut down lots of discussion, it was their way or the highway, end of discussion. Everyone has a right to question something, that’s okay. But when you start questioning if someone’s identity is valid and acceptable, you’re questioning that person’s right to exist, and that’s getting to be a bit death-full. This may be just my opinion, but no human should have to justify their right to be alive and existing. It maybe that questioning someone’s right to exist, is a bit hateful. It’s okay, it’s still okay to ask hateful questions. But be aware someone will call it hate, and that’s okay too. Freedom of speech is vitally important, and people don’t have to be afraid to say what they will. Keep questioning. However, understand people will get offended, people will get mad, and people will have free speech back regarding what you say. People may get angry at what you say, and you may get angry at what they say back to them. That doesn’t make anyone nazis, it makes passionate debate.
In general, let’s stop this practice of calling people we disagree with nazis? Or if we do, let’s at least avoid groups that were sent to death camps in the holocaust for being who they are. That’s beyond insensitive, it’s atrocious.
For reference, here are some of the groups that were sent to death camps under Hitler. Feel free to add more in the comments as I probably won’t cover everyone.
The Roma
Communists
Disabled people
Jehovah Witnesses
The LBGTQ
And Most Famously:
Jewish People
