Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 23rd Oct 2007 20:39 UTC, submitted by pixelnate
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2005-11-02
How amusing.
One: Anyone may call anyone a Nazi as an insult regardless of whether or not that persons actions are directly similar to those of Nazis. Insulting the OP by assuming that he must not be familiar with Nazis as they were in reality is, to me, much more offensive than the original comment.
Two: Offense can only be taken, never given. If you don't like what you see you can ignore it, flame it or vote it down. Asking the poster to censor himself because you have weird emotional hangups is just plain rude.
Third: It is well understood and commonly know that to call someone a something-Nazi is to mean that he is, on that topic or in that area, a deranged lunatic feverishly devoted to his cause and unwilling to listen to reason. The fact that you objected to this usage indicates either that you have no idea what you're talking about (read: You haven't participated in any forum on the internet in the last 20 years) or you are just plain stupid.
Fourth: If you really want to defuse the OPs comment it would be sufficient to merely reference Godwin's law. You would know this if you were paying attention and not merely looking for excuses to climb on to a high horse.