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Nazis. They're not "far right," that language normalizes them.
They're Nazis.
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/afd-accused-nazi-symbolism-election-germany-hm8dv7nql
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-far-right-regional-leader-hoecke-fined-by-court-using-banned-nazi-slogan-2024-05-14/
Etc etc etc, they're not subtle.
Nazis are far right, calling them far right is not wrong
But Nazi is more precise and damning, so use it.