I start to HATE living in Germany

[Oberon]

Eh, in this day and age such things are easily manufactured, sadly because of the fact that such stupid incidents do occur with varying frequency. Thus, since such attention is drawn to these incidents and also to the possible fakes then a misleading perception of their frequency is given by the media. Still, such things can and do happen, and how often they do is often in the eye of the beholder.

In short, take all things with a truck of salt, especially if it's on the internet or in a newspaper.

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Oberon

In short, take all things with a truck of salt,

Lorry of salt. You are a Brit.

[mapuc]

It's about flags

So here are two stories from my life.
The first is from the days in the Swedish Navy-I got two main job Postman-getting and deliver post to and from the ship.
My second job was as a Flagman-My job was to Hoist and haul the flag in the morning and in the evening. When I was assigned to this job I got a book to read about rules to obey regarding the flag etc.

Remember -If the ship is sinking by accident or by enemy fire-the flag has to bee hauled before the last man has left the ship

Many many years later I was in my neighbor town to make some business. On my way back I saw a young lad hauling some Swedish flags after he had taken them down and removed the ropes-He threw them into the ground(dirt) I walked over to him and said to him in a nice manner

Me: Are you aware of what you are doing is against the law
His reply:-What ??
Me-You are throwing the flags into the ground and thats illegal by the law
His reply: Who gives a( he saud a word which is not allowed here)
Me: The police if the come by and are in a bad mood, the could arrest you for having shown disrespect for the flag. If they are in a good mood they will say to you-Don't throw the flag on the ground.

I Knew by the time in the Navy that showing disrespect for the flang could give was it 5 or 10 years in prison. I my self wouldn't though, throw a flag into the ground
I respect the flag as I respect every countries flag.


I don't know if those law still exist.

[Tchocky]

Eh, it's a silly sticker and like Schroeder said there's a decent chance it's fake.

Nothing to get that worked up about.

Originally Posted by Skybird

Needing to share time and space with these bigot zealots, becomes more repugnant with every year passing. In Germany, this phenomenon is a damn plague.

You'll never guess who you're starting to remind me of.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

You'll never guess who you're starting to remind me of.

Is it Gandhi?

[Betonov]

Problem is that we give these crackpots power by recognising them and not ignoring them.
You got 10 ''social justice warriors'' in a population of a couple of million pulling some dumb stunt, the thing goes viral, some closet crackpots get brave enough to speak out, suddenly you get a movement, politicians smell votes and laws change.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Betonov

Problem is that we give these crackpots power by recognising them and not ignoring them.
You got 10 ''social justice warriors'' in a population of a couple of million pulling some dumb stunt, the thing goes viral, some closet crackpots get brave enough to speak out, suddenly you get a movement, politicians smell votes and laws change.

Everyone has the ability to have their fifteen minutes of fame these days thanks to the interwebs.

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Eh, it's a silly sticker and like Schroeder said there's a decent chance it's fake.

Nothing to get that worked up about.

You didn't read the original post completely, did you?
The problem is the summary and the frequency, not this one incident.