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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.

I could have written a long post, citing parts of my family that died by the hands of the Nazis, that, as weird as it sound, would most likely not share your 'enlightenment' view of things.

I rather, instead, save the time, hoping instead that neither you nor your family will learn, in the flesh, the vast difference between someone that does not agree with your views concerning OSS, and someone that can, and will, send you to Auschwitz just because he doesn't like your family name and/or religion.

I can only wonder why you, and not the OP, chose to valiantly defend the OP's right to call people Nazis.

- Gilboa

Edited 2007-10-25 13:19

I can only wonder why you, and not the OP, chose to valiantly defend the OP's right to call people Nazis.

I can only wonder at why you would be surprised at being called out for your comment. Surely you must expect to be laughed at when you try to tell people what they can and can not say. Does it really matter who writes the objection?

I was preparing to write a long post summarizing why calling people Nazis is beneficial and explaining why it was necessary that I write in opposition to your post. On consideration, however, I think that you are unlikely to be interested and since a very off-topic flame war would certainly result, I will drop the subject here.