Today sees the official marking of the liberation of Auschwitz, but it seems that even 60-years on the Germans haven't learned that much from their mistakes.
While Chancellor Gerhard Schroder made a decent enough speech on behalf of the German people earlier this week, the German law which makes Holocaust denial illegal is exactly the kind of dogmatic nonsense which got them into such trouble in the first place.
Likewise, the EU plan to make wearing or displaying a Swastika against the law is the kind of attempt to create a ''thought crime'' which we should all be opposing.
Obviously the Holocaust happened and anyone in denial about it, David Irving springs inevitably to mind - is a moron. But it shouldn't be against the law to be a moron.
Its a free society, you should have the right to deny the Holocaust ever happened, its when people start calling for it to happen again that we should be worried.
And, while the Eurocrats no doubt feel happy with their politically-correct plans to ban the swastika, what's the point?
If someone wants to wear a swastika on their arm or display a swastika flag from their house, they should be allowed to do so.
They still haven't learned. have they?
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capt_buzzard
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They still haven't learned. have they?
"Hitler was a man who did great things for Germany". Quote from teenage austrian relative (nephew) . Don't know what the next lesson was though. Kids don't really take it in.
In the small village where his Austrian father comes from they have a museum commemorating those who dies in the war, odd seeing it from the other side. However, they local unit was in Tobruk 1941-42 with corresponding pictures. Weird sensation His father was probably trying to kill mine. makes you think.
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But it shouldn't be against the law to be a moron.
Its a free society, you should have the right to deny the Holocaust ever happened, its when people start calling for it to happen again that we should be worried.
And, while the Eurocrats no doubt feel happy with their politically-correct plans to ban the swastika, what's the point?
More to the point they should remember how gradually it all happened.
In the small village where his Austrian father comes from they have a museum commemorating those who dies in the war, odd seeing it from the other side. However, they local unit was in Tobruk 1941-42 with corresponding pictures. Weird sensation His father was probably trying to kill mine. makes you think.
posted by capn Buzzzard
But it shouldn't be against the law to be a moron.
Its a free society, you should have the right to deny the Holocaust ever happened, its when people start calling for it to happen again that we should be worried.
And, while the Eurocrats no doubt feel happy with their politically-correct plans to ban the swastika, what's the point?
More to the point they should remember how gradually it all happened.
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capt_buzzard
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They still haven't learned. have they?
gmc wrote: "Hitler was a man who did great things for Germany". Quote from teenage austrian relative (nephew) . Don't know what the next lesson was though. Kids don't really take it in.
In the small village where his Austrian father comes from they have a museum commemorating those who dies in the war, odd seeing it from the other side. However, they local unit was in Tobruk 1941-42 with corresponding pictures. Weird sensation His father was probably trying to kill mine. makes you think.
posted by capn Buzzzard
More to the point they should remember how gradually it all happened. And Stop it happening again.
In the small village where his Austrian father comes from they have a museum commemorating those who dies in the war, odd seeing it from the other side. However, they local unit was in Tobruk 1941-42 with corresponding pictures. Weird sensation His father was probably trying to kill mine. makes you think.
posted by capn Buzzzard
More to the point they should remember how gradually it all happened. And Stop it happening again.