Isn't using the term "Neo Nazi" a bit too harsh?

Question

Are people really aware of what the Nazis did? Do they really think some in the Republican party are as bad or worse? Isn't it a huge insult to the millions of people who died at the hands of and defeating the Nazis in WWII. Does it not make their sacrafices trivial?

Shilo: Read this and tell me what you think "Neo Nazi" means:

http://www.answers.com/topic/neo-nazism

Answer 1

in the anonymous world of the net.

NEO-CON and NEO-NAZI are casually thrown around by the POLITICAL left in an attempt to silence those on the right or intimidate the to be a little less assertive of their views.

This is a common practice. Most lefties don't know what a NAZI is other than a man in a nice UNIFORM that everybody seems to hate in all the war movies.

But it servers their cause all the same.

The political right however is just as anonymous on the web so it uses words like COMMUNIST, to denounce the lefts socialist views.

The right would argue that when the left calls them NAZI's they are ignorant to the fact that NAZI stands for the NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY and that it espoused working and sacrificing for the STATE (FATHERLAND)

This seems to be lost on the left and they usually go off in some tangent or trivial point about the difference between Communism, and SOCIALISM.

It short though to answer you question. I usually refrain from using anything other than polite argumentative points first and let the other side throw out the first belittling statement and then judge what words to use in response. You can always use the harsher words later on after civil discourse has collapsed into name calling.

So as most things the answer is....
IT DEPENDS on the Circumstances.

Answer 2

How would it make their sacrifices trivial? I think you may have stretched a little too far at the end there.

But historically, the Nazi's didn't start by wholesale slaughter, that's not how they got into power. They started with Nationalism, and then convinced the population that there were terrorists and illegal immigrants in their midst.

Answer 3

Well that is a bit to harsh..

When memebers of KKK or Neo Nazis run for office.... Do they run as Dems? Liberals? Progressives?

Remember the nazis fought the Commies before you say the Commie party!

Answer 4

There are groups which call themselves "Neo Nazis." It's their term, not ours. And they believe in the same crap Hitler believed in.

However, throwing "Neo Nazi" as an epithet at people with whom you disagree does exactly what you say.

Answer 5

Yes, it is. What's your point. The first thing my English professor said to the class was "Never belabor the obvious.!"

Incidentally, the current Nazi Party would probably not find it too "harsh."

Answer 6

Well most of the folks just like to run their mouth and spout off sayings they have heard...they thinks it makes them smart and kewl. The vast majority do not have the slightest idea what they are saying or what it means..as long as it sounds KEWL..

Just a bunch of BS..

Answer 7

neo of course means new
neo nazi= new nazi same old story though
It is sad that there are still those today who support the holocaust, and still think that there is one superior race.

Answer 8

I think that people who call Republicans Neo Naziz are totally ignorant of what they're implying. If it were true they would be dead or in a forced labor camp.

We have a lot of ignorant and naive people in this country, mostly all Democrats.

Answer 9

Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed
to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

Neo= New
It's not about Hitler per say, it's the form of government that gave rise to his crimes.

Answer 10

there are neo-nazi's around, but the repKons are actually fascists