Amical of Mauthausen rejects Telemadrid's trivialisation of term Nazi

The Nazi victims' association Amical of Mauthausen and Other Camps regrets that, once again, the greatest crimes that humanity has suffered is put to trivial, irresponsible and malicious use as a weapon against movements or ideological positions, even though they may convince but a few.

In democracy, we need to know how to disagree by reasoning, and the subtleties and nuances (which in their report are called perversion of the language), are precisely what characterizes a mature democratic society. Nazism should be the red line that indicates the barrier that must not be crossed, but not the easy resort to silence those who disagree.

Because of the widespread use of this term, Nazi, by various politicians, public figures and others, we can only regret that the dialogue becomes a ridiculous diatribe, that the term loses all its strength as an alarm and no longer has any meaning.

Responsibility, dignity and democracy are the best tribute to the victims of Nazism.

Amical ofMauthausen and other camps