It actually started when we were in junior high, long before we were freshmen. Nazi humor is a defense mechanism, a way society incorporates unspeakable horrors into its psyche. No disrespect to Nazi victims is intended. Nevertheless, we have jackbooted journalists like Corson and Goodman trying to infringe our constitutional right to keep and bear insults. But I ll wager that Hitler had a valid point or two himself.
Effective propaganda requires an element of truth.
Despite Bosnia and Rwanda, we know there won t be another Holocaust. Rational debate about the issues is too much trouble. Let s trade insults and be done with it. Political rhetoric is often absurd, but that's nothing new. Let s keep what works.