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1. Not all Germans were Nazis. The fact that a large part of the population supported or tolerated an oppressive government should be even more reason to respect those who didn't.
2. The years 1933-45 are an integral part of the German history and the Nazi government was a German phenomenon. Both facts were not groked by everyone in Germany for many years (eg. 'Zero Hour' is a common name for the end of the war; 'de-nazification') and still isn't. To distinguish between 'Germany' and 'Nazi Germany' is just endorsing that view.
Therefore, all references to Germany 1933-45 should be carefully named.
(There is of course a Nazi party and even a Nazi government, since most if not all members of the government were members of the party.)
I just realized that I may be too biased to judge 2. Could some native speakers please elaborate on the finer meaning of 'Nazi Germany'?
What makes the term "Nazi Germany" any different than "Victorian England", "Czarist Russia", and so forth?
Do you not agree that negative feelings about Nazi Germany are well deserved? Wasn't that period a disaster for Germany as well as the world?
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