what exactly is a NAZI ??

Answer 1

Actually, it should be nacional socialist, NACI. But eventually became nazi. It refers to hitler's theories about the master race ( that would be the Germans ) the Superman ( a blond guy with blue eyes, which by the way, none of the principal nazis were like that ) and vital space ( they needed vast areas of land to prosper and therefore, they invaded nearby countries ) and despoblation ( elimination of other people ) by gas chambers and other methods. By the way, in Nuremberg, during the trial to the nazi chiefs none of them talked about those theories. They all said that they knew nothing about that, and that only hitler and somebody else ( all of them were dead ) were responsible for the executions.
Anyway, the judges did not believe them, perhaps because they had the bad idea of recording everything for the next generations and the records fell into the judges' hands. Really bad idea

Answer 2

Although if you're asking because you heard people in the news calling someone a "Nazi", then be skeptical:
When some political or media figures are really up against the wall, they might resort to calling whoever they disagree with a Nazi. This is the lowest form of debate, and an insult to the intelligence of everyone listening. You hear people labelled Nazis on talk radio way too often, for example.
If you're trying to say that someone is in favor of taking away freedoms and rights the way a dictator would (even the way Hitler did), you might be better off describing their ideas as Fascist. (rhymes with "lashes". almost.)

Answer 3

After WWI, Germany was economically in pieces, and the National Socialist Workers' Party placed blame on Jewish people. Sadly, many Germans were pretty happy to have someone to blame at first, and the party gained power. By the time the Nazis showed their true colors, they had control. Contrary to belief, not all Germans were Nazis- many helped the Alliance against the Nazis and helped smuggle people escaping the Nazis to freedom. Sadly, the idea of a "master race" has appealed to people over the years, and did not end with the end of the war. Thus, the Neo-Nazis, who are less discriminate in who they hate.

Truthfully, while I thought in the 2004 elections Democrats' comparisons of Bush to Hitler were overkill, in light of the many ways he spies on us and threatens anyone who tells on him or questions him, I am beginning to think the Democrats were on to something....Over 120,000 Iraqi civilian war deaths as of today.

Answer 4

Originally, a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power in 1933 under Adolf Hitler.

Currently, someone who agrees with and practices the ideals of Nazism/facism.

Here's the sad and sorry website of the American Nazi party:
http://www.americannaziparty.com/

Answer 5

in response to the first answer not all Germans are nazi party members. Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or in english National Socialist German Workers Party. The theories presented by the NAZI party are layed out in Hitlers Mein Kampf (My Struggle).

Answer 6

Why are you trying to start trouble.

A NAZI is a bigot, some of them were far worse than bigots.

There are still people alive who suffered through the Hitler atrocities, have some tact. Stop being a bigot. Read a few books on the subject, watch some documentaries or old newspapers.

Answer 7

A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power in 1933 under Adolf Hitler.

Answer 8

The original Nazis were members of the German NSDAP (an acronym for the German for 'National Socialist German Workers' Party'), a fascist political party led by Adolf Hitler which seized power in 1933, and which had as one of its major policies the persecution and eventual elimination of the Jews and certain other groups of people. Not every German was a member of the NSDAP, although as they gained power, many people did jump on the bandwagon.

Neo-Nazis are people who believe in the same type of ideas the Nazis did. The exact expression of those ideas often varies, but the virulent hatred is always there.

Two illustrations of the folly inherent in Nazi beliefs:

First, at least one Allied radioman in Europe worked out a perfect strategy for sending "coded" messages. He used Yiddish, a Jewish dialect similar to German. All the Germans listening in could probably understand what he said - but none of them would dare admit to understanding it, for fear this might mark them as a Jew. (This was, to me, the most memorable passage in a book primarily about the Navajo "Code Talkers".)

Second, the Nazis interned many Jews in concentration camps, where they knew they would eventually be executed. In the meantime, the Nazis decided to "make use" of the Jews by having them do such essential tasks as fix radios for fighter planes and assemble artillery shells. Although *someone* must have figured *something* out, the Nazi High Command never officially worked out *why* many plane's radios didn't work, and *why* so many shells they fired were duds; at least, they kept on using captive Jews for this task.

Another irony is the fact that Adolf Hitler himself had more than enough Jewish blood to qualify for transportation to the concentration camps and eventual 'liquidation'. *If* anyone had dared to point it out.

These were the people who considered themselves a "master race". If it weren't for the very real tragedy their actions brought about, I would be ROTFL - as it is, I can only snort in disgust.

Answer 9

Although I don't have a textbook definition, the origin of the term NAZI that I learned some 30-40 years ago (without nazi being in caps) was "national socialist", which, by the definition I learned of "socialist" was a contradiction in terms. From the understanding of the ghastly things that the people in Germany who called themselves did between 1930 and 1945, the understanding has evolved to mean those particular people who called themselves Nazis who believed that the so-called "Aryan" race was superior to all others and that all things should be "improved" and "perfected" to where things are done and people are perfect specimens of the ideal human being. Much of this was taken from Nietzche's ideas about the "ubermensch" or "superman", the human being so evolved that he is better than most humans are now.

While the ideal of human perfection and human betterment is a good thing and while I support and encourage people to try to improve themselves, there is a huge disparity among people as to what the "ideal" human being is exactly. To Aristotle, it meant a well-bred individual. To Jesus Christ and the Buddha, it means a compassionate person who is satisfied with little and who puts the welfare of others before his or her own--something mothers do naturally with their children. To the Nazis, the idea of human perfection involved race as well as breeding and superior intelligence and physique--something not completely alien to what the ancient Greeks held to be of the highest value. Therefore, to the Nazis, many people were incapable of evolving to this ideal and therefore had to be done away with--hence the concentration camps. What horrifies so many people today is that the Nazis were not simply satisfied with doing away with people--which would be bad enough--but they revelled--as did the ancient Romans--in brutalizing them. How intact a philosophy Naziism itself is I don't know--after all, all philosophies become subject to misinterpretation and abuse when individuals distort their original meaning. That Adolph Hitler--a person who rose to powerful prominence in the Nazi Party early on--became their leader helped push the philosophy of Naziism to the abomination it has come to be seen as by most people living since. Some might say that it was just him, but I think most people recognize that the way events unfolded reveals that Naziism itself--with its philosophy so counter to the correct one expressed by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence--namely, that all human beings are created equal and are endowed with the unalienable right to labor after and enjoy the fruits of happiness--could not have led to anything other than a situation in which many human beings suffered horribly. This teaches us that it is important to look seriously at the root philosophy an individual is promulgating in order to weed out what is not correct for human happiness if one hopes to prevent the suffering of many.

Answer 10

A member of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter Partei (NSDAP - in English: National Socialist German Workers Party) whose leader was Adolf Hitler.