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The Thule Society

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Wed, 2014-06-04 10:42

Holy

The Thule Society

Because of the new user "Thule Gesellschaft" I just read about the Thule Society (Thule Gesellschaft in german) on Wikipedia and on their own site. As far as I see it these guys are hardcore fascists and antisemites.

Wikipedia wrote:
The Society is notable chiefly as the organization that sponsored the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (DAP), which was later reorganized by Adolf Hitler into the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP or Nazi Party).

I just wanted to point that out here.

Wed, 2014-06-04 12:06

Leng Plateau Leng Plateau's picture

Let me assure you that I am not

I wasn't aware that there was an extant group of that name (I doubt there's any direct connection between the two, aside from ideology), though I was very aware of the previous group as a notable artifact of rather dark 20th century occultism. I was using the name as a bit of a point on just how grimdark the Lost project was and in no way sympathize with the organization nor with their fellow travelers. If the mods need me to change my handle out of concern I have no issue with this whatsoever.

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Wed, 2014-06-04 13:53

MAD Crab

Thanks for the heads up Holy

But you might have been better off with "Hey Thule, that is an interesting name. What made you choose it?" I just wanted to point that out here.

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Wed, 2014-06-04 14:44

Holy

Thule Gesellschaft wrote:I

Thule Gesellschaft wrote:
I wasn't aware that there was an extant group of that name (I doubt there's any direct connection between the two, aside from ideology), though I was very aware of the previous group as a notable artifact of rather dark 20th century occultism. I was using the name as a bit of a point on just how grimdark the Lost project was and in no way sympathize with the organization nor with their fellow travelers. If the mods need me to change my handle out of concern I have no issue with this whatsoever.

Good to know how you chose that name. I do have massive problems with nazis and despise them alot, pherhaps that explains my somehow awkwardly indirect approach of the topic.

Wed, 2014-06-04 14:48

Leng Plateau Leng Plateau's picture

That is fair enough

Fair enough Holy and I do understand; half of my ancestry is Roma and the entire European branch ceased to exist during WWII (but then who doesn't have massive problems with Nazis, historical or current?).

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Wed, 2014-06-04 15:04

Holy

Thule Gesellschaft wrote: [..

Thule Gesellschaft wrote:
[...](but then who doesn't have massive problems with Nazis, historical or current?).

Other Nazis...? I am german and we have a fair share of them here. And most of my encounters with them have been rather ungood...

Wed, 2014-06-04 15:09

Leng Plateau Leng Plateau's picture

I can only imagine.

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Wed, 2014-06-04 15:52

consumerdestroyer consumerdestroyer's picture

Yeah, and now with the

Yeah, and now with the "National Democratic Party" (think "National Socialist" if you want to know how "democratic" they are) recently gaining German seats in the EU Parliament (among other scary racist right-nationalist parties across Europe: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/26/far-right-europe-election_n_5...), the 1930s are calling and asking for their encroaching fascism back. Seriously, this is getting to be some prelude to dystopia shit. Because the fragmented left has a depressingly low probability of suddenly and magically gaining left unity before this fecal mountain reaches Olympus Mons level shit-heights.

Wed, 2014-06-04 16:24

Axiomatic

I knew about Thule

I knew about Thule Gesellschaft as that thing that always comes up in WW2 era games when it's time to bring in some supernatural monsters and have nazis start summoning zombigods or whatnot. I had no idea they were still a thing.

Thu, 2014-06-05 10:42

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sysop

If you do need / want the

If you do need / want the name changed given the modern reference and possible confusion, PM me with the new one. I'll be glad to make the change for you.

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