It's not the equivalent of being a nazi and I don't think anyone's perception was "We have to ban these literally goose stepping nazi's from our reddit website"
The just saw exactly what you described. Edgy trolls posting nazi stuff.
> I don't think anyone's perception was "We have to ban these literally goose stepping nazi's from our reddit website"
You might say that, but for some reason a lot of people appear to believe that pepe and milk are symbols of white supremacy and that YouTubers making edgy jokes are suddenly literal Nazis. Actual mainstream publications are publishing this crap.
The just saw exactly what you described. Edgy trolls posting nazi stuff.