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Originally Posted by iamnotawerewolf
Is it ever permissible to use the phrase "pound of flesh" to evoke the unsavoriness of retributivism?
Or was it just the context of the neonazi demonstration that triggered the characterisation?
I'm not sure it ever is possible to use the phrase and just ignore anti-semitism, other than through pure ignorance I guess.
But, yeah, the context more than that. It was using an anti-semitic trope against people who were criticizing people marching in the streets chanting "Jews will not replace us" (and murdering people too).