Etymology: An insult becomes THE insult German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) = “National Socialist German Workers’ Party” (1920) The abbreviation: Natsionalsozialist → “Nazi” But here’s what matters: It was already...
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Nationalism: From Self-Determination to Thought Crime
The word “nationalism” first appeared in English in 1798, combining “national” with the suffix “-ism” to mean “devotion to one’s country, national spirit or aspirations, desire for national unity, independence,...