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Originally Posted by STEED
I wish Germany would stop living in the past and grow up and move on all this banning will only show the world Germany is still embarrass for what the Nazis did come on it’s over 60 years ago it’s history.
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But that'S exactly how it is over here. I agree, generations born after the Nazi era should not feel such a masisve obligation to feel guilty for the Nazi past, it was not their fault. But wearing ashes on our heads because of WWII still belongs to the way of life in Germany. It is a dominating theme in arts, film, TV, social public life.
And I am fed up with it.
Instead of staying away from picking a side for decades, we should have started to pick sides, but this time the right one. Which most Germans believe we did when opposing the Iraq war. Note how it is different with Iran now. two correct choices in a row - maybe we have started to learn
Structure of armed forces is currently in an process of redesigning them, away from exclusive homeland defense, and towards an intervention force (the Puma-project I linked to in the tank-forum is because of that). If our politicians always will make wise use of this changed military option available to them is something different.
On another hand, what makes a right to show Nazi symbols in public and spread Nazi propaganda in public so desirable? A football fan who thinks his sport has something to do with wearing Nazi helmets is no sports fan, but a silly idiot, in my eyes. Not too mention rowdies and hooligans.
And last, consider the general world reaction if germany officialy would allow this kind of stuff, all of a sudden, not only from Israel, but from all direction all you nations immediately would start yelluing at us: "Oh no, the Krauts are going for it again!"
BTW, have you ever eaten Sauerkraut? Tastes terrible, most Germans DO NOT eat it.