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Reply #72: But the current usage of the word, using it in an officious way, has it's origins in Nazi Germany. [View All]

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MsRedacted Donating Member (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 04:44 PM
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72. But the current usage of the word, using it in an officious way, has it's origins in Nazi Germany.
The definition of the word -- as referred to by the OP has it's ORIGINS in Nazi Germany.

They TOOK THE WORD AND USED IT IN A NEW WAY. THEY CO-OPTED IT. THEY BROUGHT NEW MEANING TO IT (POSSIBLY, UNINTENTIONALLY) BECAUSE OF WHO THEY WERE. THE ORIGINS OF THE WORD AS USED IN THE TERM "HOMELAND SECURITY" HAS ITS ROOTS IN NAZI GERMANY.


I never called anyone a Nazis, and I am hardly being silly.
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