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Well tell me, what is similar to present day Germany and nazi-Germany? How much do things really change for one nation? How much is really different and how much is still fundamentally the same?
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Lets see.. the spoken and written language is (mostly) the same. We still have the Autobahn.
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It's interesting you mention Holland because that is one of the nations where Germans still get a pretty cold reception. Maybe not individual people who don't make a big fuss about being Germans but break out the German flag and you'll get a pretty negative reaction. And this from a pretty civilised western nation, in the east it's worse.
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That is not really limited to Germany. All citizens of almost any country are very protective of their 'turf'. Parading around with an 'in your face' attitude generally tends to create some upheaval, regardless where you come from and where you do it.
When you are a guest in a country, you are expected to behave accordingly.
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Looking at what Nato is doing around the planet, how is that different from, say, the Kristallnacht?
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Now, that is apples and oranges.
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As for keeping hatred up, it's not the hatred or the anger that kills. It's the laughter. I can't take credit for this myself, I'm parapharising Nietzche.
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Ignorance kills.. laughing is good for you (most of the time).
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That's what's going on in USA, those 18, 19 - year olds sent to Iraq and Afghanistan, made to kill people or be killed.
It takes a lot humour and laughter to make things ok in their heads. So lets all laugh it up, joke-boys.  |
Well, what are you going to do when you are thrown into a huge pile o'dung? Complain and throw a hissy fit? I'd rather take it with a grain of humor, especially when I really can't change a situation.