from the nordic side, i would love to agree but it's all contextual. the filigree and general style is usually fine but the space is fully coopted by nazis, metalheads, and nazi metalheads. they wear that shit publically.

like, there was an mp for the sweden democrats (the party started as a swedish offshoot of the BNP) who got media attention last year for having a futhark-runic tattoo on his neck. he claimed he just thought it looked cool and didn't know what it said but it was quite obvious that it spelled out "ADOLF".

all to say that one symbol is probably okay, but putting them together is always going to look suspicious. like that gog newsletter where they put a bunch of symbols for old slavic religions next to eachother, which all have in common that they're used by east-european nazis.

I am sad that antikva is seen as the nazi font, i really like it and furthermore it has roots in Italy's story :(

the entire blackletter style segment is sometimes referred to as "fraktur". and while hitler did indeed ban it, that wasn't until 1941. from 1933 until then it was "the german font".

edit: interestingly, the reason given for banning it, was that the font they called fraktur was closer to textura (schwabacher), which was seen as a "jewish font" whatever the hell that means.

Mmm, and we do like to make extreme arguments just to score holier-than-thou points, don't we?

There will always be something wrong. Taxes still fund public services. The need for those services doesn't go away just because some of the money is diverted to atrocities.

If you actually want to end genocidal conduct, your personal taxes are not the place to fight that battle, and trying to fight it by yourself doesn't make you a hero. Collective action with a like-minded group is the most successful way to actually change things.

Yeah, part of the reason I consider volunteering as better than donating, but not everyone has the time. It's more difficult to embezzle labor.

Charities in general mostly pay their directors and executives obscene compensation while they get the glory of being the faces of charity. These positions are often given to connected people, like the relatives of business executives, politicians, or the rich and connected.

The Red Cross is notorious for this, for decades.

Never donate to a corporate charity, asking for your extra change at the cash out. Give it to someone directly.

And organised crime against local shops isn't something we should be supporting. When the target is a massive corporation, ehh, don't care quite so much.

To be fair, not aware of any local independent caviar shops. But there are a few with nice wines and spirits. I don't think theft against them should be encouraged. Shouldn't we support the local gin distillery?