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Originally Posted by smc
Would you personally agree, then, that any time you might use the word "Nazi" in this humorous vein or in "idle chatter" you should also make note of the "atrocities" in order that "the real meaning is preserved"? After all, the person you're speaking with may not know about the "real meaning," or may have fallen victim over time to the phenomenon I described earlier.
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No... From above:
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Originally Posted by TracyCoxx
I mean separately. If the horrors of WWII and the Nazis are discussed then people get it. They don't have to be reminded when using Nazi in idle chatter what the Nazis really did because that would also be discussed in society. There's room for both types of discussion.
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Originally Posted by smc
Of course, the problem is more complex than you insist on making it, assumedly to be contrarian ... since for the life of me I can see no other point.
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I think you're thinking there's an elephant in the room, which is: "but it offends me". To which I also refer to you the above:
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Originally Posted by TracyCoxx
I don't find the Nazis of WWII funny at all either. Quite the opposite. But in the last 60-70 years the word has taken on other connotations. These other connotations can be used in humorous situations. Try not to confuse the two.
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