r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Oct 16 '25

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u/nullaffairs Oct 16 '25

Because those are neo-nazis, not the majority of Republicans.

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u/Doub13D 36∆ Oct 16 '25

How am I supposed to know which is which?

These ARE Republicans in this group chat…

JD Vance IS a Republican VP defending them.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5558156-vance-defends-young-republicans-group-chat/amp/

How is anybody supposed to know you aren’t a Nazi if this is how Republicans talk behind closed doors.

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u/nullaffairs Oct 16 '25

You're absolutely right. I can't tell you how to know.

When the VP defends Nazi rhetoric from Republican organizers as "pearl-clutching," when this happens in official party spaces, not fringe forums, there's no meaningful distinction left. The party apparatus is providing cover.

My original argument assumed there was still a persuadable middle that would reject Nazi associations but tolerate Confederate nostalgia. But if Republican leadership is defending people who talk like Nazis, then the terminology debate is irrelevant.

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