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I was just quoting from the book to provide missing context. My read is that they are casting a larger net than the traditional definition to include anyone tha

• slg 4y ago
  >My read is that they are casting a larger net than the traditional definition I doubt the book is about punching near centenarians who were members of a specific political party in the 1930s and 1940s. "Nazi" is now colloquially used as a general term to describe fascists and bigots. Here is the Merriam-Webster definition for the word[1]. The traditional definition is definition 1. The definition the book is using is definition 2. You don't need to wear a swastika to be fairly categorized as a Nazi according to that second definition. Some people espouse Nazi and Nazi-like ideals without self-identifying as Nazis. That seems to be the underlying meaning of the above passage. [1] - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nazi https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nazi