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My friend who runs the instance i am on nuked all the images cause some degen thought spreading cp was a good idea. So have some more motivational word art
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this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2023
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No, there's a lot of people who don't want their language destroyed by people saying everything is a dog whistle.
Degenerate isn't a Nazi term. It's an insult, and insults are useful.
If you don’t want the word degeneracy associated with scientific racism you’re going to need a time machine to the 1700s, because the idea of social degeneracy started then. This was the first stepping stone to eugenics as practiced by the United States against minorities, which in turn was the foundation for Nazi race “science.” There is a straight line through those points that are all united by the idea of degeneracy.
If you want words to mean things then you can’t ignore their history.
Terms evolve over time though
Degeneracy is a core tenant of Nazi ideology. I didn't invent this. You're arguing from ignorance.