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[–] nednobbins@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Even if Nazis believed in Ancient Aliens as some sort of weird ubermensch theory, that doesn't make the idea itself racist at all.

People are fascinated by aliens. Before aliens people tended to attribute giant structures to gods and spirits when they lost the historical records. You don't need racism to believe in crazy fantasy ideas, you just need to be a bit too credulous.

[–] Smeagol666@mander.xyz 10 points 1 day ago

I hate "ubermensch" theory because it puts Nietzsche in a negative light when he wasn't an antisemite.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

The Nazis doing something isn't the best argument of it not being racist