I'd ordinarily agree that one should avoid the term Nazi. But we're in another place now. And, anyway, inspired by this dirtbag president, some are all but admitting it (and some are actually admitting it). They can now openly and confidently spew their hate and misinformation. You do not negotiate with these people-- a term I'm using loosely and that, unlike using Nazi, is becoming more and more debatable. You call them what they are. There are a handful of people I've known for years who have changed, or have come out of their racist closets and I won't associate with them anymore. Or they won't associate with me because I pounced. And everyone here knows I never do that
. None of them, fortunately, were good friends or close family members, but I'd be prepared to disassociate from them too if need be. The other day my cousin's wife posted something especially vile on Facebook. I knew my cousin fairly well (though not so much recently), but not her. She posted this meme which featured a picture of these four Irish children who were supposedly sold into slavery in America in the 17th century. In bold print above them was Truth Matters (never mind that they didn't have cameras in the 17th century...) and somewhere below the four children it stated that all Irish people therefore deserve reparations for slavery too. (In other words, slavery didn't matter and African-Americans should just shut up.) Yeah, pretty much I did the verbal equivalent of lighting her on fire and can't say that I regret it (though it did take away the small pleasure of unfriending her).