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abbotsbury@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Saw a nazi today

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Saw a nazi today

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abbotsbury@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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For explanation: Boogaloo movement, "Neo-Nazis use the number 88 as an abbreviation for the Nazi salute Heil Hitler.[11] The letter H is eighth in the alphabet, whereby 88 becomes HH.[12] "

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    Looks like they just had an unfortunate address where they started out:

    Many moons ago (1996 to be precise), Sheila Samuels decided to start an events company, working out of the bathroom in her home at no.88 Ayr Road

    https://www.88events.com/about-us/88-events-history/

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      Well shit. I missed the history link in their about us page. Seems like that really is very unfortunate. Maybe I should email them and mention that 88 is a dog-whistle?

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        I doubt they’d change their name, but I suppose it couldn’t hurt to mention it to them…

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          Well, maybe I’ll shoot them over an email.

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            It couldn’t hurt tbh. Maybe provide some sources of other major Hitler 88 sympathizers. Worst case scenario they don’t care and best case they change their name, maybe they’ll publicly support lgbt with flags or what have you in order to show they’re not dog whistling.

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        The number has been in use in Europe for decades. If they didn’t know it then, they sure do by now already.

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          Fair dues man

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