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RZM

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37. Thank you

Wed May 9, 2012, 10:33 PM

May 2012

Applying the Nazis to American politics is one of my pet peeves. That's not saying that minor, selective comparisons don't occasionally have some value. But most of the time the intention is not to make an accurate comparison but to wield the evil of the Nazis as a weapon against one's contemporary ideological enemies. I feel that diminishes the memory of their tens of millions of victims and the millions of soldiers who gave their lives to defeat that regime.

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I completely agree with you, (but I really couldn't conjure up a more apt analogy)! 11 Bravo May 2012 #17

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I gotta say.... cliffordu May 2012 #35

May I say.... 47of74 May 2012 #15

Harsh, but true. Faygo Kid May 2012 #16

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And it denigrates the suffering of Jews during WW2. AlbertCat May 2012 #30

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And that can be said, and said better, without bringing in anything else. CTyankee May 2012 #41

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I like this better: Cooley Hurd May 2012 #23

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I think that's where I got it from... Cooley Hurd May 2012 #61

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Bingo! sarcasmo May 2012 #28

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That was really thoughtful and well put ... Danascot May 2012 #36

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