The US is still full of them, yes. I included the alt definition because I'm a little confused by the premise of the meme. It reads "born too late to punch nazis, born too early to punch terminators, born just in time to punch nazis".

[–] rumschlumpel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Ah, I seem to have confused the moderator tag with an "OP" tag, for some reason.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Basically party thugs. Go around harassing people

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Ah ok? Is that specific to a region? I never heard of this.

Edit: I meant region, not reason. Autocorrect.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Kinda. It’s a reference to the SA. It’s become a shorthand for fascist paramilitaries that haven’t seized power, so like one could call the proud boys brownshirts.

But it’s regional because they only wore brown in Germany. Italy had the blackshirts and Americans wore silver.

[–] KAYDUBELL@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yes and no. Read some WWII history

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago

Other users were kind enough to point out that they are a Nazi group. That's all I needed to know.

[–] festnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

i read twice and still though "region" was "religion"

[–] Norgur@fedia.io 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"punch Nazis in the face"? You know they were armed, bro?

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 29 points 6 months ago (3 children)

So were the anti fascists.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

and that's why we need something more permanent than a fist!

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Anti-fascists get tougher with every year Hitler is dead. You can't imagine what life under terror is like. Luckily, me neither, but I'm not under the illusion I'd be some kind of hero when I and by extension my whole family were threatened by torture and death.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can’t imagine what life under terror is like.

You say that like someone who isn't already an Atlantan intimidated into inaction by the persecution of Stop Cop City protestors, up to and including police murdering them.

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yeah, well, I don't live in the US. But you're proving my point exactly.

[–] Norgur@fedia.io 6 points 6 months ago

Yes, but to put it frankly: They got fucked up. In the most permanent sense possible.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

UPS?

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Reminder:

Steve Buscemi is not a Brown Shirt.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My buddy Eric could’ve really used this reminder yesterday.

[–] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Dude...