That's cool, we all have anecdotal experiences that inform our opinions, but I assure you in this case it is pretty common across the board. If someone only used the full term I would be inclined to agree, but I have only ever seen it used interchangably and I have a particular interest in all things WW2, particularly it's causes.Originally Posted by Tito Fuente
Context is everything. Hence me saying that I'd been to a museum that's literally called, in English, The Munich Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism.
Whenever I have seen the Nazi's be referred to as National Socialists on social media it's always to present them as socialists - not fascists.
You can disagree with that as much as you'd like but I will go with my own anecdotal evidence of what I've witnessed, thanks
Didn't expect to have this little debate today, but it is an interesting angle on how language can matter.
North of Ireland / Northern Ireland etc is a classic and contemporary example in that respect
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