Screenshots and message logs obtained by The Crimson appear to show Salient leaders casually using racial slurs, defending extremist rhetoric, and dismissing internal concerns — conversations that later became central to the board’s decision to suspend the magazine.
atzanteol @sh.itjust.works - 1day
The magazine’s editor-in-chief, Richard Y. Rodgers ’28, eventually issued a statement standing behind the piece and saying any invocation of Nazi language was unintentional.
Being "accidentally a Nazi" does not make things better...
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silence7 @slrpnk.net - 1day
Mind you, the next paragraph makes it clear that the claim of accident is a lie
draft versions of the article suggest that, at the very least, members of the Salient were aware that the article’s contents invoked Nazi ideology.
Which is exactly what Nazis do — treat language as a tool for manipulation, not a means of communication.
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rainwall - 1day
The piece is just rife with the Nazi shit the whole org was up to, but its explictly clear that editor is hip deep in it.
silence7 in news @lemmy.world
Racial Slurs and Nazi Symbols: Inside the Complaint That Shut Down The Harvard Salient
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/12/21/documents-reveal-harvard-salient-complaint/Being "accidentally a Nazi" does not make things better...
Mind you, the next paragraph makes it clear that the claim of accident is a lie
Which is exactly what Nazis do — treat language as a tool for manipulation, not a means of communication.
The piece is just rife with the Nazi shit the whole org was up to, but its explictly clear that editor is hip deep in it.
Very good piece from the student journalists.