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re: #148 brookly red
The boots are connected to fascism, particularly Nazism, as they were issued by the Wehrmacht and SS as part of the World War II German uniform before Germany encountered leather shortages. When goosestepping on pavement, the large columns of German soldiers in Marschstiefel (“marching boots”) created a distinct rock-crushing sound which came to symbolize German conquest and occupation.
It’s not something to throw around lightly. If you don’t mean that implication, that’s fine, but it’s something that a lot of people— especially Jews— are going to take away from what you said.
