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Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar (lasvegassun.com)
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[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

You want nuance? Then show me a good nazi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Plagge

Through these efforts he was able to protect over 1250 Jews from the genocide occurring in Vilna until the final days of the German occupation. Although unable to stop the SS from liquidating the remaining prisoners in July 1944, Plagge managed to warn the prisoners of the imminent arrival of SS killing squads, allowing about 200 to successfully hide from the SS and survive until the Red Army's capture of Vilnius. Of 100,000 pre-war Jews in Vilnius, only 2,000 survived, of which the largest single group were saved by Plagge.

I don't know how much of that dude I agree with, but life does have nuance. Your last paragraph is spot on though.

There's no room for knowingly serving Nazis.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

After being dismissed from the position of lecturer for being unwilling to teach racism and his opposition to Nazi racial policies, he stopped participating in party activities in 1935 and left the party when the war broke out.

He quit being a nazi almost 10 years before he started issuing falsified work permits and saving people from the Holocaust.

I'll concede that you technically found a nazi that was arguably a good person, but he also quickly stopped being a nazi when it became clear what the nazi party was planning to do. Plus, being a nazi, or klansmen, or a Republican is a choice, you can literally stop doing that shit at anytime.

[-] arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

You can definetly stop being a Nazi which this guy did. I'll never turn away someone that reflects on their positions and decides to be better. This also doesn't absolve actions. If you found me a Nazi that was rounding people up early war that then had a change of heart and helped people they still need punishment. Maybe lesser than those who continued with the atrocities.

But no changing your mind after you're in trouble for your actions.

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