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In reply to the discussion: My great-grandmother was a Nazi. [View all]Rhiannon12866
(203,041 posts)25. Terrific story. K&R!
My grandmother was unusually tolerant back in the day when many folks weren't, too. She had friends of all backgrounds and told me once that one of her neighbors, by way of criticism, said that one of my grandmother's children would probably end up marrying an Eskimo! LOL. I guess that was the only "minority" the neighbor could think of at the spur of the moment...
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Great story but I think it sounds like your grandmother was very much a product of her upbringing.
jwirr
Feb 2012
#9
I was raised with a German grandmother who was very like that also. We referred to her as determined
jwirr
Feb 2012
#18
I believe upbring does influence a person, but the world experience really impacts the person.
Behind the Aegis
Feb 2012
#13
the thing perhaps to remember is that the nazis were not alien being from another planet
dembotoz
Feb 2012
#20