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Originally Posted by Nick Beale
I too get a bit tired of Hitler's this and Nazi that, but can anyone reliably separate state and party under National Socialism? The NSDAP and its Führer claimed to embody the national will - or some such mystical BS - and preached »Gleichschaltung« (bringing everything into line) so where does one draw the line?
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Nick, I believe in the XXIst Century one must distance himself of the popular (particularly in North America) 'Nazi' epithet when writing about the IIIrd Reich. It's similar to someone referring to the Soviets as "Reds" or "Commies". Otherwise, the book/article might, rightfully, sound as cheap, sloppy and journalistic, but certainly not historically sound.
I always wonder when someone writes 'Nazi' aircraft, did he somehow find that particular aircraft's party membership card?
