Juxtapositional nonsense

 When someone shows images of homeless people → then immediately cuts to Nazi leaders in full regalia, that juxtaposition is not neutral. It is almost always doing one or more of these things:

1. It implies “society is broken.”

The homeless imagery is used as the problem.

It’s a visual shorthand for:

chaos

decline

disorder

societal failure

“look how bad things have gotten”

This part is meant to evoke fear, disgust, or hopelessness.

2. The Nazi imagery becomes the “orderly alternative.”

Showing Nazis in uniforms, parades, rigid formations, etc. is a way to frame authoritarianism as:

disciplined

strong

clean

efficient

the solution

Even if the creator doesn’t say it out loud, the implication becomes:

“THIS chaos (homelessness) → could be fixed by THAT order (fascism).”

That’s a classic fascist propaganda move.

3. It pushes an emotional shortcut, not logic.

Juxtaposition is not an argument. It’s emotional manipulation.

It skips over:

the real causes of homelessness

the brutality of fascism

the costs and atrocities

every moral and historical context

It delivers a mood:

fear → then relief

problem → then “solution”

This is the same technique used by extremist groups historically.

4. It reframes fascism as appealing by hiding reality.

Real fascism =

mass murder

torture

genocide

suppression

destruction of freedom

crushing people who are already vulnerable

Nazi imagery in propaganda often replaces those facts with:

shiny uniforms

banners

marches

choreographed unity

This makes it dangerous, because it can make fascism look like competence instead of terror.

5. It suggests that “human suffering is the fault of freedom.”

One of fascism’s core rhetorical moves is:

“Liberal democracy caused this mess. Only authoritarian power can fix it.”

Using homeless people as the “before” picture sets up that exact narrative.

Bottom line

Yes — that type of juxtaposition is very commonly used to imply that fascism or Nazism is the ‘solution’ to modern social problems.

Whether the YouTuber meant it consciously or not, the effect is the same: it primes viewers to see authoritarianism as comforting and humanitarian suffering as proof that democracy is failing.

If you want, I can also break down:

why this is a known extremist propaganda tactic

how juxtaposition manipulates viewers

how to counter this argument rhetorically

what healthier or honest ways to discuss homelessness and social failure actually look like