During the Obama years, everything the left did not like was due to "racism". If people did not want to support unlimited immigration, they were racist. If others disagreed with Obamacare, they were racist. If people criticized Obama's weak response in Syria when he ignored his own self-proclaimed red line, they were motivated by racism. Was ISIS really the jayvee team of the terrorists? Anyone who disagreed with that early on (before ISIS conquered half of Syria and Iraq) was clearly a racist. In short every Republican, conservative and even moderate who just had a different opinion was a racist for opposing Obama. The consequence of that was that calling someone a racist quickly became a joke. Because everyone was now a "racist", no one was really a racist. A term that used to mean something terrible, now just became another word thrown out by the left that had no meaning.
Now that we're moving forward, the new condemnation from the left has become "Nazi". Just like racists, there really are Nazis, but very few. Nevertheless, the Democrats and media have repeated the left wing view that Steve Bannon is a Nazi. Seb Gorka, another White House adviser, is also a Nazi according to them. Even Steven Miller, another Trump adviser who is Jewish has been labeled a Nazi in the media. Those who support free speech have recently been called Nazis. (Full disclosure: I support free speech, so in the parlance of the left/media, I guess I am now supposed to be a Nazi -- which I certainly am not.) Do you think we should keep statues of historical figures in place? If so, you are a Nazi. Do you want to see the Republicans repeal and replace Obamacare? Again, you must be a Nazi. Do you think that the left wing crazies of Antifa and their violent tactics are reprehensible? You Nazi! And, of course, President Trump is a Nazi or at least a Nazi sympathizer. We've quickly gotten to the point where once again, everyone the Democrats and the left do not like is a Nazi (since they were already racists.)
Sadly, what this wholesale use of the Nazi name is doing is making it ok to be called a Nazi. The American public know full well that their president is not a Nazi, but he gets labeled as such by the left/media complex. They also know full well that a Jewish White House adviser is obviously not a Nazi, so again the term is being misused. The condemnation that comes with being called a Nazi is being erased.
The real Nazis in Germany were terrible people who committed horrible crimes. Those crimes ought not be diminished or disregarded. The few people in America who are actually disciples of the disgusting Nazi ideology need to feel the disapproval of the vast bulk of the public. The truth, however, is that like with the charge of racism, the Democrat/media making Nazi the epithet of choice is only helping the worst in our society avoid the sting of that charge. The left is degrading evil as a concept.
Now that we're moving forward, the new condemnation from the left has become "Nazi". Just like racists, there really are Nazis, but very few. Nevertheless, the Democrats and media have repeated the left wing view that Steve Bannon is a Nazi. Seb Gorka, another White House adviser, is also a Nazi according to them. Even Steven Miller, another Trump adviser who is Jewish has been labeled a Nazi in the media. Those who support free speech have recently been called Nazis. (Full disclosure: I support free speech, so in the parlance of the left/media, I guess I am now supposed to be a Nazi -- which I certainly am not.) Do you think we should keep statues of historical figures in place? If so, you are a Nazi. Do you want to see the Republicans repeal and replace Obamacare? Again, you must be a Nazi. Do you think that the left wing crazies of Antifa and their violent tactics are reprehensible? You Nazi! And, of course, President Trump is a Nazi or at least a Nazi sympathizer. We've quickly gotten to the point where once again, everyone the Democrats and the left do not like is a Nazi (since they were already racists.)
Sadly, what this wholesale use of the Nazi name is doing is making it ok to be called a Nazi. The American public know full well that their president is not a Nazi, but he gets labeled as such by the left/media complex. They also know full well that a Jewish White House adviser is obviously not a Nazi, so again the term is being misused. The condemnation that comes with being called a Nazi is being erased.
The real Nazis in Germany were terrible people who committed horrible crimes. Those crimes ought not be diminished or disregarded. The few people in America who are actually disciples of the disgusting Nazi ideology need to feel the disapproval of the vast bulk of the public. The truth, however, is that like with the charge of racism, the Democrat/media making Nazi the epithet of choice is only helping the worst in our society avoid the sting of that charge. The left is degrading evil as a concept.
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