One of those dreaded "N" words.

There has been an increased use of the word Nazi on various blogsites of late.

Why I bring it up is that it sort of hits home with me. I know some readers' eyeballs just probably popped out of their heads saying "WHAT???".

I tend to keep my family out of my blogs, but I'm going stray a bit from that. A little history, if you will. When everyone was in school, we most likely had to do History reports. I'm sure the teachers (before the vast resources of the internet) had heard and read every possible history report imaginable, because the resources were the same libraries, same books. I always thought it would be so cool to write a history paper on the average German's life during WW2. What better resource than my father who's childhood and early teen years in Germany were in fear of occupying armies, bombing raids, Hitler Youth...you know, just average everyday stuff. And of course the fear of REAL Nazis; not soup, tit, wannabe, etc. "Nazis", the REAL McCoy Nazis.

That report never happened. About the only thing my dad mentioned about the war years was that the bombing raids of a nearby manufacturing town that shook stuff off the shelves of their home. Scary shit for a 12 year old, huh? If anyone ever asked him about the war, he would change the subject. It almost became a taboo.

So, the more I saw the word nazi, the more I thought about writing this. Maybe some of you think I'm over-reacting, some may think I may need another six pack of Sam Adams and a Prozac. I realize some of you are using it in a fun or mocking way, but think of the true connotation next time you do. The Nazis were responsible for a lot of vile shit and their actions still haunt people today. Maybe the word fanatic, zealot, bigot, radical or even lunatic might be a better choice of words.

Oh and if you are going to post pro-"Nazi" things here, it will be deleted.