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:::::I wonder about these changes myself. The brownshirts term, although originating with the SA is now used as a generic slur (albeit occasionally justifiedly) against any police force or other organisation that enforces the law strictly. Perhaps we could look at retaining the Brownshirts article, but with a greater focus on the colloquial use of the term rather than the historic one? --[[User:DamianJohn|DamianJohn]] 20:19, 28 February 2013 (EST)
:::::I wonder about these changes myself. The brownshirts term, although originating with the SA is now used as a generic slur (albeit occasionally justifiedly) against any police force or other organisation that enforces the law strictly. Perhaps we could look at retaining the Brownshirts article, but with a greater focus on the colloquial use of the term rather than the historic one? --[[User:DamianJohn|DamianJohn]] 20:19, 28 February 2013 (EST)
::::::I can see your point DamianJohn, sounds okay to me; I was looking at it from the one use of the term as to the German SA and the redundancy of the three articles on same. --[[User:JohnJustice|JohnJustice]] 21:07, 28 February 2013 (EST)
::::::I can see your point DamianJohn, sounds okay to me; I was looking at it from the one use of the term as to the German SA and the redundancy of the three articles on same. --[[User:JohnJustice|JohnJustice]] 21:07, 28 February 2013 (EST)
:::::::It's just that when people use the word Brownshirt these days, it is meant as a pejorative term that is derived from the SA, but not necessarily related to it. My favourite usage of the term comes from Alex Jones [http://www.infowars.com/homeland-security-graduates-first-corps-of-obamas-brown-shirts-homeland-youth/]. Give me a few days to collect my thoughts and I will create a passable article on this other meaning. --[[User:DamianJohn|DamianJohn]] 21:11, 28 February 2013 (EST)