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I agree with all of that, that's true. I'm not against calling a Nazi a Nazi
But most of the people who went along with the Nazis weren't Nazis. I'm not defending them when I'm saying that, I'm being accurate
And I'm not being accurate to be pedantic, I'm being accurate because these categories of people need to be handled very differently, and to do that we have to do a little categorizing
The distinction is lost on them anyways. They'll never see themselves as Nazis or fascists because they see themselves as morally superior. They won't step back and self analyze because they're incapable of doing so on a large scale. Unfortunately we have to treat all Republicans as fascists. Despite the fact a small percent are actual openly hateful racists, the party as a whole protects them, amplifies their voices, and gets them in office.
Don't treat them all the same! What? That's so ineffective!
Are they morally on the hook for what they've helped bring into existence? Yes.
Should we treat them all the same? Fuck no, that's crazy. You have adjust your approach. An actual fascist and an idiot who got taken for a fascist ride are worlds apart.
Fascists should be attacked when they reveal themselves, they're just disgusting all the way through. Idiots can be convinced to be part of the solution, you just have to correct their behavior