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        VW means people’s car.

        That’s not wrong, but Volk is more nuanced than that. Think somewhere between folk and ethnicity, so it’s still fascist.

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          Not entirely true

          Substantiv, Neutrum [das]

          1. durch gemeinsame Kultur und Geschichte [und Sprache] verbundene große Gemeinschaft von Menschen “ein freies, unterdrücktes Volk”

          2. [ohne Plural] Masse der Angehörigen einer Gesellschaft, der Bevölkerung eines Landes, eines Staatsgebiets “das arbeitende, werktätige, unwissende Volk”

          1. Many people who’re connected through similar history and culture, “a free people”, “a suppressed people”
          2. [without plural] Members of a society, the inhabitants of a country, “the working people”, …
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            No, it’s definitely not a comprehensive definition, I was going for the meaning in context of VW. The correct response to pedantry is pedantry, though :)

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            In German spoken since the nazis used it as a propaganda term it has taken on a different connotation. The denotation of “Volk” may be “people” in some senses, but “Menschen” fits much better for most uses of people. “A people” is “ein Volk,” but “people” is most commonly used as the plural of “person,” which would be “Mensch.” “Volk” has an ethnic connotation, which the singular meaning of “people” has, but the plural does not.

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    Fair. I’ll stop calling Swastikars Swastikars, or was it Swasticars? I think it’s Swastikars.
    Anyway, someone cooked up the word Hakencruisers and I really loved it.

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        Better, I’d imagine.

        “Oh, here comes a hakencruiser…”

        “A hack and what?”

        Versus “look at that fucking wankpanzer. Fucking wanker.” Can’t go much simpler than that.

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      Oh man on the paint? That’s just rude.

      On a cyber truck or late model year…sure. But the ones that bought new before it was obvious how much of a shitheel Musk is…back when the Tesla stood apart as the electric car? Leave those guys alone. Or at least just inconvenience them by putting it on glass.

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    The Nazis didn’t use the ‘Swastika’ per se, they used a specific type of swastika called the hooked cross or hakenkreuz. Calling the Nazi cross a swastika brings confusion and disrespects many cultures where the symbol has a meaning diametrically opposite to that of nazi ideology.

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      In english the Hakenkreuz was always called swastika. That’s the common usage and calling that wrong is pretty pointless.

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      Indeed. Most people don’t know what a real Swastika is because of Nazi fuckheads. They don’t deserve to be able to continue using the term.

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        So yes that is all true.

        However, the mental link of the name “Swastika” with the Nazis has had 90 years of reinforcement in popular culture.

        If you want to perpetuate a meme that annoys Elon and damages the Tesla brand (because I think they still spend $0 on marketing) then:

        1. “Swasticars” is a very good phrase because it’s a portmanteau and everyone (in WEIRD nations) can work it out, have a little giggle, and then spread it as a meme.
        2. Explaining that it’s technically incorrect by going “well actually… (Pushes glasses up)” is not going to help spread the meme and is just being a bit pedantic.
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          By all means I encourage saying anything to pass off Elmo. Was just agreeing with the above point. I can do both.

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      You make a very good point that i have not considered yet. Thank your for bringing this to attention.

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      I’ve been practicing dharmic religion for many years. Swastikas are used pretty heavily in dharmic spirituality to represent wisdom, or divinity, or the sun. I understand and have even used the symbol for its intended meaning.

      The symbol the Nazis used is a swastika. It’s okay and correct to call it one.

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      Ugh… please reconsider. Many of us bought model 3/Ys years ago because they were a viable option to ditch gas vehicles. It’s bad enough that I’m stuck with this car for a while longer, I really don’t need it getting vandalized making people think I’m a fucking fascist.

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          Yes but if I put that on my car then the group more well known for vandalizing cars will want to vandalize it.

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            Yeah… I’m strongly considering getting one but I need to be able to remove it so that way the psychotic red hats whose driveway borders mine don’t decide to torch my home at night.