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Nazism specifically.... If a laconic differs from the page itself, the laconic is wrong. Always.
Checking over the laconic's history, an edit meant to make the laconic more accurate backfired and only served to make it vague. Anyone in favor of fixing?
Ye who would Tope Meaninglessness. Ye who ignore All We Have. I say to you You Shall Not Pass!
Hm, the old version of the Laconic said it's only for uniforms that evoke the Nazis'. Now I'm not sure what to think. Never used this trope myself, but I thought it was for any time a group seemed to be evoking Nazi imagery, like with banners or rallies, not just the uniforms.
"any time a group seemed to be evoking Nazi imagery, like with banners or rallies, not just the uniforms."
Any time a group seemed to be evoking Nazi imagery, such as with banners, rallies, or uniforms.
I think that would work. :)
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
Alright, I'm gonna change the laconic. And delete that entry that led me to the trope, that said something looked like Stalin's Russia.
I think some people are confusing the trope with A Nazi by Any Other Name.
To me at least, Putting on the Reich, is about emulating Nazi imagery, while A Nazi by Any Other Name is about emulating Nazi politics and methods.
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Is Putting on the Reich specifically for things that evoke Nazism, or anything resembling real-world governments? The main description says the former but the Laconic says the latter.