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Mugwump
Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Location: Between London and Melbourne
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Haha, yup, TP, love Germany too. I spent our holidays last August in
Berlin, and the year before that in Bavaria. The Germans are a great people, and I find their terrible history, and their determination to face up to it, both terrifying and inspiring.
I also have lots of German (and French and Belgian and Russian) acquaintance-friends though business, and as I've come to understand them over many long dinners, I have also come to realise how differently they see the world in terms of its geopolitics. From those conversations, I have gradually come to see, I think, past the simplistic things we were taught, and to form a view which takes account of the various perspectives of the players. I find it a case study in how conventional wisdom is often quite partial at best, and often just flat wrong. Thanks for reading it, whether you agree or not. Cheers _________________ Two more flags before I die! |
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Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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It must have been incredibly hard for Germany and Germans to get past what happened, without spending their lives apologizing for the "sins of the father."
saw a doco once on children of several of the guards, and Hitlers personal henchmen. i just cant imagine what they have been through.
maybe ill get there one day - hubby was talking about maybe going to England for our 25th anniversary, and the Greek islands, depending on the political climate, might have to make a detour!! cheers, bedtime!! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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taped something the other night, and this was on after it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elEp1L4J1QU
now im fussy, but gees the cleaner in this are really nuts! but the old woman, how can anyone live like that! such a beautiful old home too, what a terrible shame.
WPT i just cant imagine how your wife deals with hoarders, id go nuts!! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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What makes it impossible? |
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Mugwump
Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Location: Between London and Melbourne
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Shudder. If you think life would have been better under the Kaiser's Germany, and the ruthless Prussian mindset which underlay it, then I think you need to read some more history in this period. Read the history of Namibia and the Herrero and the Nama people, read about Dinant and Louvain, and consider the fact that the Germans were the first to undertake poison gas warfare, civilian bombardment from the air and unrestricted submarine warfare. There is a far greater connection between the Kaiser's Germany and Nazi Germany than you may suppose. _________________ Two more flags before I die!
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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What makes you think I would think life? |
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Pi
Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Location: SA
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swoop42
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Location: The 18
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I shouldn't have approached it downwind.
Fully clothed would have been beneficial also. _________________ He's mad. He's bad. He's MaynHARD! |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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The concept of a bunch of Korean fishermen all lined up having an uncle doug into the ocean with the aim of attracting fish is definitely a WTF.
What the hell were you googling to find that? Or shouldn't I ask. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Hehehe it was on Facebook! Yeah I stopped reading at that point, but gees that old sea-men joke! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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When was this exactly? |
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Speaking of wanking robots _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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Tannin
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Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Location: Huon Valley Tasmania
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From a food label:
CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER
Contents: peanuts (85%). vegetable oil.
WARNING: contains peanuts. _________________ �Let's eat Grandma.� Commas save lives! |
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