frankj1 wrote:you aren't wrong. perhaps it is a bit more sensitive to some than others. I, for one, am not hurt by this, just like to point out how easy it is to lessen original meaning of words from said English Language and therefore lessen their historical meaning/importance...creating a population of shoulder shruggers just 70 years later.
I'm not offended, not by this at least, but I get why some are. Again, I think your assessment is correct though.
Lets start calling bad political moments Potato Famines for a while, just to get a break from , you know. j/k
Potato Famine?
Was that an insult to my Irish heritage?
And you forgot the "e" on potato...
signed,
D.Q.
Frank, what we need is context and perspective and intent.
If someone says "so-and-so is just as bad as Hitler" then that would be an ignorant statement.
If they say "he's like a mini Hitler, for crying out loud" that would be a reasonable insult.
I hear you when you say "Just" 70 years. But if 70 years makes the wounds too fresh, then how many is OK?
100?
500?
Dwelling on the past is how we get into pseudo-serious discussions about reparations for slavery.
Hell, if we're going to hate on the Germans, then why the love affair with Japan? They are, after all, the last nation to attack us on our own soil.
Politicians need to know better when to use such terms as Gestapo because too many people DO get offended. It's too bad, but it's reality.
