Nazi Germany Associations

Comments revolve around associating modern Germany, German culture, or efficiency stereotypes with Nazis and Nazi history, including jokes, historical references, and debates over the validity or appropriateness of such links.

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Sample Comments

jpindar Dec 22, 2018 View on HN

Maybe headlines tended to say "Nazis" instead of "Germany"?

cpach Feb 14, 2011 View on HN

I thought it was a reference to East Germany rather than Nazi Germany...?

baal80spam Nov 11, 2025 View on HN

Probably because something something Nazi.

MichaelAza May 19, 2013 View on HN

I don't think that's what the guy meant. He probably meant something along the lines of "I've lived in Germany and don't remember the perception of Nazis there being efficient"

arst Mar 1, 2011 View on HN

as a german I'm a bit disturbed they didn't call it Nazi-Germany in the text.Why do you find this disturbing?

maxxxxx Apr 9, 2019 View on HN

The Nazis had that realization :-)

Griffinsauce Apr 21, 2020 View on HN

Nazis used the German language, surprising.

_abox Sep 5, 2020 View on HN

The Nazis would have loved this thing :D

torstenvl Dec 25, 2022 View on HN

The evidence seems to be:- One dude once blamed post-WWI treatment of Germany for the rise in nationalism that led to Hitler- They once hiked using torches instead of flashlights. Only they're German so this was near Nuremberg.- They named a mail server "Wolf's Lair." Only they're German so this was in German.Is there a public record anywhere of any of them defending the Holocaust or making anti-Semitic statements?

godelzilla Jan 10, 2021 View on HN

Lots of people were nazis too. Not worth mentioning on their Wikipedia?