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      I will say there is not much if anything about about Nazi ideology I agree with.

      Can I ask what you disagree with the most about Nazi ideology? I don't place much faith or belief in political labels, and even principles can depend on the situation and circumstances. Much of what I think is Nazi ideology seems reasonable and even necessary under their circumstances. I'm curious to hear what you think they did wrong. I know a lot of people think they shouldn't have tried to set the jews up with their own homeland, for example, but what do you think?

      I still believe in the Christian principle of loving one's enemies.

      This is a hard one for me, but I can see how that mindset is beneficial. However, I think it depends on how you define enemy, and the intensity of animosity. Someone coming at you with a knife with intent to cut your head off is not very lovable, and it would be suicidal to not violently resist their advances. There's more room for the love approach in situations not physically violent, but there's a line in there somewhere.

      On the free speech issue, I tend to disagree with the idea that you should be fair to those out to destroy you. This was the mistake we made back in the 60s, when we handed our enemies the weapon of free speech. They've subsequently used that weapon to degrade and destroy our society to the point where children are having their genitals mutilated beyond salvage. It started with the pornography. Now they're working on promoting adult sex with children. This is what free speech for everyone leads to.