From the comments:
Calling someone a Nazis is rhetorical squid ink. The accuser typically can't logically defend their position, so they make a ridiculous accusation in the hopes that they'll trip you up.
If you get flustered, they'll sneer and ask: "Why are you getting embarrassed? You're not a Nazi, are you?"
If you ignore the accusation, then they claim that you're dodging the question. And why would you dodge the question, if you're not a Nazi? After all, it should be easy to deny it, right?
If you deny it, then the fact that you're giving it serious attention at all suggests that you think that there's a possibility that a reasonable person might think you're a Nazi.
Also, instead of discussing the original topic, you're spending time discussing why you're not a Nazi. And it places them in the one up position of you justifying yourself to them.
The key to responding is to recognize it for what it is: a dodge, an attack, and an attempt to tie you and your position to Nazis in the minds of others.
Probably best to ignore, but I'm tempted to embrace and exaggerate next time:
"Nazi? Those liberal pantywaists?!? They only wanted to gas the Jews--I want to gas everyone!"
Calling someone a Nazis is rhetorical squid ink. The accuser typically can't logically defend their position, so they make a ridiculous accusation in the hopes that they'll trip you up.
If you get flustered, they'll sneer and ask: "Why are you getting embarrassed? You're not a Nazi, are you?"
If you ignore the accusation, then they claim that you're dodging the question. And why would you dodge the question, if you're not a Nazi? After all, it should be easy to deny it, right?
If you deny it, then the fact that you're giving it serious attention at all suggests that you think that there's a possibility that a reasonable person might think you're a Nazi.
Also, instead of discussing the original topic, you're spending time discussing why you're not a Nazi. And it places them in the one up position of you justifying yourself to them.
The key to responding is to recognize it for what it is: a dodge, an attack, and an attempt to tie you and your position to Nazis in the minds of others.
Probably best to ignore, but I'm tempted to embrace and exaggerate next time:
"Nazi? Those liberal pantywaists?!? They only wanted to gas the Jews--I want to gas everyone!"