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A few days ago I came across a comment in one of this Instance's Communities made by a user of this Instance, which very directly parroted Nazi talking points. Not in a way that was satirising Nazis, but which was endorsing their type of supremacist worldview.

Other comments in that thread noted that the user in question has a history of unironically endorsing a foreign genocidal regime and its actions.

I tried reporting the comment in question, but as of today the comment still stands and the user who made the comment has been as active as ever.

Is this Instance ok with Nazis?

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[–] eureka@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't see the point in beating around the bush.

A glance at the homepage tells us that Nazism would break the first 3 instance rules, there's no reason to expect it to be allowed. The difficulty comes when bigoted rhetoric is subtle enough to go unrecognised, or has been normalised. So it would help to know which comment is repeating which talking points.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The "Nazi talking points" that aren't mentioned could be a bait, and be something as simple as anti communism or economic reforms that stimulate production/employment through public works (e.g. the autobahn)

They may not be the things the Nazis are hated for...

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was a user suggesting that Jews need "living space" (exact words) and that this justifies Israel's multiple invasions of its neighbours.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

wouldn't that be ironic use of the phrase? making the jews seem like nazi's?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not ironic when the nation of Israel is actually acting like Nazis.

[–] CTDummy@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

As much as I tire of pro Palestine activism in Aussie spaces, as no one is really going to disagree with it beyond minor things (like terrible slogan choices for example), that dude is definitely Zionist leaning towards Nazi. The all caps liar in response to old mate vastly understating initial incursion numbers and using the term exterminate in a subsequent “not enough ovens” type reply is pretty telling. Before I read the older thread I assumed it ironic as well but now I doubt it.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As much as I tire of pro Palestine activism in Aussie spaces

Surely not as much as we tire of anti-Palestine actions being taken by our state and federal governments.

If Albanese's government were sanctioning Israel instead of selling weapons to help with their genocide, and if Crisafulli had banned pro-Israel messages rather than pro-Palestine ones, you would probably see a hell of a lot less pro-Palestine activism in Aussie spaces. Because for many of us, the activism isn't about directly affecting anything in the Middle East—we know we can't do that—it's about affecting how our own government acts in response.

[–] CTDummy@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s the thing. It annoys me because it justifies it, if you get what I mean. Israel’s actions are that of a genocidal rogue state and yet the government seems to be more concerned about policing activist than overtly stating that what Israel is doing is wrong. Like plenty of “Israel has a right to defend itself” at the start but now practically crickets when Gaza has been bombed into oblivion, disproportional civilian casualties and starving them out. Don’t get me started on the fact that Netanyahu has conned the US’ dope in chief into assisting them widen the campaign to Iran.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think I get what you mean, but I would say that it only "justifies it" to people looking for a reason to justify it. It doesn't actually make the government more likely to give Israel support than they already were, IMO.

[–] CTDummy@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry the wording is jank. To clarify I mean the government (in)actions on Palestine justifying pro Palestine activism despite me stating my weariness with it. As in “hard to complain about the activism when the government continuously necessitates it” to a degree.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Ah fair enough. Thanks for the clarification.