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Thousands of purveyors of neo-Nazi tunes just had their day ruined by a crew of enterprising Scandinavian anti-fascists.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I certainly wouldn't listen to Neo-Nazi music no matter how nice the tunes are, because I personally couldn't stand supporting literal fucking Nazis and listening to Nazi bullshit.

It's not like the Nazis are the only ones making music, there are countless good, leftist bands out there. There aren't slim pickings, there are oceans of good music out there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Benefit of the doubt is a huge deal. It's entirely possible to enjoy music and have NO idea of the message, themes, content, etc. source: Pumped Up Kicks.

Edit to add: Iced Earth. Really fun power metal band. Loved a ton of their stuff, and then found out the bands lead was arrested at the jan. 6 riot. That stuff doesn't really bleed into their music, and I was avoiding them for a while because of it, but at the end of the day, the music is good, and that's why we listen to music.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Pumped Up Kicks is explicit satire, not an actual call for school shootings.

Let me ask this: what makes more sense, a random, specifically Japanese group of people, enjoys northern European Neo-Nazi music for the tunes? Or, perhaps, the fact that Japan has legitimate fascist movements, and historical ties to fascism without heavily denouncing them like Germany, means fascists are likely to search out more fascist music?

I understand your point, but it's incredibly hard to just randomly stumble upon fascist music and enjoy it for the vibes. This is a specific level of dedication in a country with higher than normal levels of support for fascism.