Historians have a word for Germans who joined the Nazi party, not because they hated Jews, but out of a hope for restored patriotism, or a sense of economic anxiety, or a hope to preserve their religious values, or dislike of their opponents, or raw political opportunism, or convenience, or ignorance, or greed. That word is "Nazi."
Historians study their motives, but there is a broad understanding: their motives don’t exonerate them.
@JuliusGoat @robchandhok Well said.
In Germany we also say that if at a dining table there are a Nazi and nine more people, then there are ten Nazis dining at that table.
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> if at a dining table there are a Nazi and nine more people, then there are ten Nazis dining at that table
This is fine, for a very specific definition of "nazi". Some people use "nazi" as a general slur against anyone with conservative views, and others as a general slur against anyone with views they perceive as too soft on authoritarianism, and your metaphor doesn't apply when the definition of "nazi" is so nebulous.
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Pretty sure I addressed this here:
@[email protected] > if at a dining table there are a Nazi and nine more people, then there are ten Nazis dining at that table This is fine, for a very specific definition of "nazi". Some people use "nazi" as a general slur against anyone with conservative views, and others as a general slur against anyone with views they perceive as too soft on authoritarianism, and your metaphor doesn't apply when the definition of "nazi" is so nebulous. @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]
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