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In Germany this is true. Most people call it Reichsprogromnacht because Reichskristallnacht is a term coined by the Nazis and it really sounds kinda poetic.
But I wouldn't blame non native speakers for not knowing all the nuances and I don't know how old the song is and the context makes everything clear.
The song is also a poem. It's not a high energy exciting song like Sabaton's usual fare, it's just a poem with drums and guitar. You can hear every single word clearly. Is it considered appropriate to use such poetic language in poems?
Maybe poetic is the wrong word. Kristal means cristal (if not obvious) which is a shiny and very positive conotated word. The message is that destroying all the synagogues with all the violence included is a good thing because it makes Germany look better.
So would you consider this webpage in bad taste?
https://www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/kristallnacht-the-night-of-broken-glass/
I never used the framing "bad tast". I explained why the term isn't used in Germany anymore and why it's ok that Sabatan used it. What even is your problem?
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Ok, I don't think it's bad taste because I don't blame non native speakers for not knowing all the nuances. If it was a more or less recent German homepage, it would be a different story. But anyway, I think it's more important what you say than which words you use.
I don't know how common these words are in English and I don't blame anyone for not following the discussions held in another country.