> I'm American, and I certainly don't flippantly
> use the word "Nazi." In fact, I'm one of the
> ones who would be more likely to be annoyed or
> offended. If the day comes when "Nazi" is
> listed in the dictionary as a mere adjective
> having nothing to do with the real definition,
> it will indicate that the horrors and
> atrocities of World War II have been
> forgotten. The greatest fear of Primo Levi, a
> holocaust survivor who wrote books about his
> experience, was not the memory of his life in
> concentration camps. No, his fear was that the
> world would forget the brutality of the Nazis.
> After the war, he spent the rest of his life
> trying to make sure that people would not
> forget. When people forget, history repeats
> itself.

That's a very good point. I never thought about it like that. I tend not to use "Nazi" to refer to something other than a Nazi, but then I don't think I've really had a reason to otherwise.

-Eric "The current usage of 'ghetto' really bothers me, though.' Sleator
Tue 17 Jul A.D. 2001