tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post6564646268163486180..comments2023-09-30T08:20:57.971-04:00Comments on Bradley Wright's Blog: Don't be such a NaziBrad Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-78979589593236424712009-02-21T19:54:00.000-05:002009-02-21T19:54:00.000-05:00Nazi is a term I often see used when someone is tr...Nazi is a term I often see used when someone is trying to impose restrictions on others with no apparent justification. They want to control you just because they can and not because there is any reason making it necessary. This is opposite of the American ethic of freedom where government or any other authority figure is expected to justify why it needs to tell us what to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-75291106957623194022009-02-20T17:17:00.000-05:002009-02-20T17:17:00.000-05:00Good points, Jay, and you know why the Spanish Inq...Good points, Jay, and you know why the Spanish Inquisition is not referenced, even though well known.... <BR/><BR/>(nobody expects one)Knumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125270543075582125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-56855794647787517952009-02-20T15:52:00.000-05:002009-02-20T15:52:00.000-05:00Yes, but it seems so unfair to leave out other ter...Yes, but it seems so unfair to leave out other terror-groups.<BR/><BR/>I thought of making the same point about minimization, but it seems kind of obvious, plus I'm not entirely sure it's true. The word "Nazi" is taking on multiple meanings.Brad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-28262686837264143922009-02-20T15:46:00.000-05:002009-02-20T15:46:00.000-05:00Why Nazis? You know the answer. They (and the Ge...Why Nazis? You know the answer. They (and the Gestapo) are so much better known than any of these other groups, except perhaps, unexpectedly, the Spanish Inquisition. But while we're on the topic, I did just recently read in some blog (of course I have no idea which one) someone complaining about the use of Nazi in these situations (terms like "soup Nazi," "grammar Nazi," etc.). The argument was that it minimizes the Holocaust. The writer seemed to think that this was a fairly recent trend. I guess they'd never seen Hogan's Heroes.Jay Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.com