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no_hypocrisy

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14. My experience in Germany in 1979 and 1989
Sun Apr 24, 2022, 05:29 AM
Apr 2022

1979 -- I was invited to a private Jaeger Party (selected members who are hunters) where they blew their hunters' horns, ate their version of BBQ, drank beer, and sang songs. The songs were Nazi songs. No two ways about it. And sang with gusto. When my drunk friend announced there was a Jew at the table (me), they suddenly stopped singing and looked warily at me. Not a good situation. We left shortly thereafter.

1989 -- I was staying in a home near Wetzler. The head of the house invited me to the basement, where his "bar" was. Also in the basement was a glass covered box with Nazi memorabilia. Stuff like belt buckles (Gott mit uns/God is with us), daggers, and lots of swastikas.

My point: Even though Germany was defeated (again) in WWII, and Hitler killed himself, there will always be those who long for "the good ole days", meaning the Third Reich. I expect the MAGAs won't disappear, but go underground like the Nazis and their descendants.

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