Comment on War monitor says Israel conducted 300 strikes on Syria since Assad's fall
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoI prefer the definition that specifically includes that it’s a Nazi idea for Nazis
Comment on War monitor says Israel conducted 300 strikes on Syria since Assad's fall
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoI prefer the definition that specifically includes that it’s a Nazi idea for Nazis
chillinit@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
That would seem to detract from your intended merit. You leverage historical metaphor of Nazi’s but don’t want to include the history of ideological development that allowed it. But, that ideological history is what best describes what’s happening in countries today such as the United States, Germany, and Australia, as well as what’s taken place in Israel.
Rather than redefine an existing word maybe it’s better to use another. “Genocidal colonizers” seems a reasonable alternative.
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I made an assumption that people would know what lebensraum was and the context that it was an essential part to the fascist Nazi party. I also assumed people would understand why both it and Israel’s actions are wrong and evil.
chillinit@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
Oh, you just wanted the definition to explicitly include the Nazi consequence. I agree that the wiki article could’ve done better in this way.
People worldwide are way dumber than you’re assuming. But, I think that one of the best things we can do about that is to communicate as if they were intelligent.
I expect that a small minority of people would learn what lebensraum was and the context that it was an essential part to the fascist Nazi party. I also expect that those people would perceive the metaphor and understand why both it and Israel’s actions are wrong and evil.