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CaliforniaPeggy

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5. I don't think it was at all long-winded!

Reply to DFW (Reply #4)

Thu May 7, 2020, 02:47 PM

May 2020

You gave historical details that really brought the story to life.

It was very well written!

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On May 8th, 1945, the Third Reich surrendered. Our local paper recalled an amazing event. Parallels? [View all] DFW May 2020 OP

Thanks for this. I was wondering when I read... Behind the Aegis May 2020 #1

Gauland is a despised POS here in Germany who is contending with splits in his own extremist party DFW May 2020 #3

Bjorn Hocke and Andreas Kalbitz are even worse Celerity May 2020 #8

Those two are from the nut case wing for sure DFW May 2020 #9

I was quite happy to see Frauke Petry's Die blaue Partei go up in flames last year Celerity May 2020 #11

The Corona virus will really play into these people's hands DFW May 2020 #12

+100000 Celerity May 2020 #13

You have seen the parallels most vividly and now we see them too. CaliforniaPeggy May 2020 #2

Our local paper ran a photo of the burial at the church DFW May 2020 #4

I don't think it was at all long-winded! CaliforniaPeggy May 2020 #5

I didn't count the letters DFW May 2020 #6

And that's a good thing, lol! CaliforniaPeggy May 2020 #7

No, it's very interesting. Thank you. JudyM May 2020 #27

THIS !!! 👉🏽👉🏽👉🏽 "Well, fuck it, so let's prosecute them anyway." because its the right thing uponit7771 May 2020 #10

We should bury the corona virus casualties Mr.Bill May 2020 #14

Taken through eminent domain. I think it would be apropo. Tech May 2020 #17

It's probably why tRump/McConnell are stacking the courts with unqualified buddies. ffr May 2020 #15

We'll just have to hope DFW May 2020 #16

I have doubts that it's repairable bucolic_frolic May 2020 #18

I was really taken aback by your comments on the Anne Frank Elementary School. patphil May 2020 #19

Beautifully written post. Boomerproud May 2020 #20

A most incisive epistle, DFW! On the money! lastlib May 2020 #24

After the last Republican administration the criminal perpetrators got off easy cojoel May 2020 #21

If only. I will continue hoping. JudyM May 2020 #28

To them it's not "our" democracy--it's theirs alone and objectors don't belong live love laugh May 2020 #22

Here's the difference - the Nazis surrendered. Initech May 2020 #23

It's too big to be de-programmed against its will DFW May 2020 #25

Bush/Reagan/Nixon all got by with their crimes because rwsanders May 2020 #26

"Even if they don't care, at least future generations will see that WE cared." - Very well said. CaptainTruth May 2020 #29

"Even if they don't care, at least future generations will see that WE cared." soldierant May 2020 #30

Either It Never Happened or Those Other People Did It FrankTC May 2020 #31

The Republicans will become the new East Germans DFW May 2020 #32

What a story.. mountain grammy May 2020 #33

No, they never go away. But they do go into hibernation when the climate is hostile to them DFW May 2020 #34