# Jeez, can't we just save ourselves some trouble and just Ban Hitler apologists/deniers?

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**Created:** [May 8, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-cant-we-just-save-ourselves-some-trouble-and-just-ban-hitler-apologists-deniers/621238 "2012-05-08T02:56:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-cant-we-just-save-ourselves-some-trouble-and-just-ban-hitler-apologists-deniers/621238/31 "2012-05-08T14:44:45Z")

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He’s now been banned for gems including:

> [@Are Austrians still considered to be Germans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-austrians-still-considered-to-be-germans/621062/109):
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> Grow up.

> [@Are Austrians still considered to be Germans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-austrians-still-considered-to-be-germans/621062/120):
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> Key word is “probably” - you moron.
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> Yes you’re a Mischling, why do I have to have balls to say that… you mutt.
> 
> No it means you’re a retard.

We try not to ban people for having the wrong ideas, but yes, it was obvious this was going to happen as soon as somebody called **GermanicPride** signed up. We try to give people latitude to express some repugnant ideas civilly; not surprisingly, this one failed to do so. So he’s banned.

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