My night shift colleague and fellow editor, Larry Kessler, in his column this week, speaks eloquently about the overuse of the ephithet "Nazi" to describe any social or political position we don't like.
Unfortunately, it's our generation -- Larry's and mine -- that has a lot to answer for when it comes to labeling people Nazis or fascists.
Didn't oppose the Vietnam War stoutly enought? You were a fascist.
Failed to support the striking students at Columbia? You were a Nazi
Didn't believe in co-ed dorms? You were a fascist Nazi and really harshing my buzz, dude.
It got worse over the last 40 years with feminazis and nutrution-nazis and islamofascists and soup nazis.
So my proposal is we call a truce about calling each other Nazis.
Becuase these guys aren't real Nazis.
Or these guys.
Nazis looked like this.
And there was nothing funny about them at all.

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Rick Comment by Rick on September 9, 2009 at 2:51pm
Or maybe you could spread the word to Nancy Pelosi who was the person who first used the term describing American citizens attending town hall meetings who had the audacity to voice an opinion and concern over a subject they have a vested interest in. How dare they question the ruling class.
Albert B Collins Comment by Albert B Collins on August 13, 2009 at 9:16am
Agreed, though maybe you could spread the word to all those folks who probably didn't oppose the Viet Nam War, didn't support the student strikes at Columbia, didn't believe in co-ed dorms and are now showing up at town hall meetings packing heat and calling the president a fascistcommunistsocialistnazicoloredguy.

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