Word Hatred
In Israeli, people are beginning to become much more angry about the fact that people are calling each other nazi, and believe that just saying the word should be illegal to say the word. In the article, "Should a Hated Word Be Banned?" The author, Jodi Rudoren, discusses the many different viewpoints that people have on if the word should be banned. However the author does not seem to really take a viewpoint on if it, while I believe that their is no need for the word to be banned.
While I highly hate the Nazi's for what they did, if the law was completed, than that would mean that the Israelis would have to track people to find out if they were calling people Nazis. Also, from my own past experience, however young or old the person may be, telling them that they cannot do something would make them do it more, because while they were younger, they might not have had the idea if not for the announcement that they could not do it.
However, according to the article, an Israeli lawmaker says "We can find different words to say exactly what you would say otherwise" in support of the ban. However, sometimes one wants to use a certain word because they can not get their anger out with other words, and the person who is getting cursed at probably did something awful. Also, years in jail is a little harsh for saying a word.
There is no need to ban a word from a language, because of the fact that no word should bring on six months of jail. While the nazi regime was a horrifying thing, it is now over, and we should work on forgetting it instead of making it seem even worse and even more of a big deal. Also when something is banned, it seem a lot more interesting and more likely to make someone mad.
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