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minus-squareRowRowRowYourBotlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-216 hours agodoesn’t Schutz mean protect? And in the case off the SS doesn’t it mean “guard”? AfD are neonazis but im not sure the word choice is that odd.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·16 hours agoYes, Shutzstaffel means “protection squadron.” Maybe deliberate, maybe not, but combined with the Nazi salutes and blond-haired, blue eyed kids it’s not great phrasing IF you aren’t trying to invoke Nazi imagery.
doesn’t Schutz mean protect? And in the case off the SS doesn’t it mean “guard”?
AfD are neonazis but im not sure the word choice is that odd.
Yes, Shutzstaffel means “protection squadron.” Maybe deliberate, maybe not, but combined with the Nazi salutes and blond-haired, blue eyed kids it’s not great phrasing IF you aren’t trying to invoke Nazi imagery.