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I once got a comment on lemmy world removed for "disinformation" because I said the Azov Battalion's logo was based on a nazi symbol. Like they don't give a shit about the truth they just want it as an excuse to push whatever hegemonic bullshit the american empire is on at the time.
EDIT: Proof
It is a Wolfsangel not a „literal swastika“, as you wrote. That only makes it a little better, though. Both symbols are clearly understood in this context as symbols of nazism today.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfsangel
The only thing that makes it "a little better" (for the Nazis that is) is that it's not widely recognized as a Nazi symbol by the general public just yet. Allowing them to essentially hide in plain sight :))))
If anything that sucks more because it lacks the explicitly that a standard swastika has.
It's why I don't feel even remotely bad calling lemmy world a nazi bar. The users are a mixed bag but the mods are outright fascists.
I know you're playing devils advocate but I can't pass up the opportunity to join in on the wikipedia game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniability & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics)