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Originally Posted by SpitFire40
The fact that you guys are so touchy with the term nazi makes me scratch my head. It's a term often used in describing how some message boards are managed.
No offense intended to those sensitive to the term "Nazi" Dictatorship could've been used, but as a regular joe user I prefer the term Nazi  |
Are you really not aware of the connotations connected with the term "Nazi"? However you meant it, referring to anyone/anything as "Nazi" is a VERY negative term in Western culture.
Why? Oh I'm not sure...something about a big war where lots of people got killed...oh, and this Holocaust thingy...had something to do with attempted genocide.
Dictatorship is still generally negative, but not nearly so strong, and is actually more descriptive of what you were complaining about. So whichever term you "prefer" to use, "dictatorship" is far more likely to receive a constructive response and not make people so "touchy".
Although I'm not sure why either term was really necessary. You had already made your point.