Eric et al;
When Mark translated the phrase for me, I should have added in my
response that , yeah, I can see where that may touch a nerve with some
folks. By the same token, we all kicked the Nazis' asses, pardon my
French. They're gone. So are the slave traders (at least in America).
Let em go.
George
Eric Behr wrote:
>
> Rand E. Tomcala:
> >
> >Maybe I can find a way to be offended too. I'm sure that if I
> >constantly look hard enough and convolute simple things enough, I too
> >can find reason to be offended.
>
> Sorry about off-topic, but you don't have to look hard to see why the
> thread has been offensive from the start, to me, a _Pole_! The phrase is
> synonymous with the Third Reich's ambitions to rule the world (America
> too).
>
> I'm sure the original poster typed it in with no bad intentions, but
> using it as a general reference to Germany is just as offensive as
> calling Americans "slave traders", or saying "Polish concentration
> camps".
>
> Ignorance may be bliss, but it also creates much hatred in this world.
> Let's reflect on it this Christmas season instead of being offended by
> the fact that someone else feels offended.
>
> OM: how do we handle street people photography in various countries?
> What are "safe" circumstances? When do you feel you can get beaten up or
> even shot for taking a picture? Which cultures are "photography-friendly",
> and which are not? [please change the Subject: if you reply]
>
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