In these days where the word Nazi is being used as a political tool to describe “offenses” that don’t even come close to approaching the crimes committed, and when idiot Americans are offering the “Heil Hitler” salute to an elderly Jewish man who disagrees with their politics, we need to remember history.

World War II didn’t start with the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, but it was a turning point. The crimes against humanity executed by the Nazis of Germany, the Fascists of Italy, and the Imperialists of Japan started long before that date, and the effects resonate down to the present.

It was said at the time, “Never forget!” Unfortunately, as evidenced by recent behavior, we have forgotten. It is past time for all good citizens to denounce the behaviors of those childish enough to use the word “Nazi” and behave boorishly, shouting down those who do not agree with them.

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Cross-posted between Random Fate and The Moderate Voice.
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