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cliffordu

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34. K&R!

Reply to Pab Sungenis (Original post)

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 01:03 AM

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My great-grandmother was a Nazi. [View all] Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 OP

beautifully said grantcart Feb 2012 #1

thank you for this. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #2

Eloquently put. K&R 11 Bravo Feb 2012 #3

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #4

Sounds like my grandmother. baldguy Feb 2012 #5

My great-grandmother was the same way until the end. Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 #11

That's a beautiful story! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2012 #6

Beautiful story, thanks for posting it...n/t monmouth Feb 2012 #7

Historical Context Ron Obvious Feb 2012 #8

Great story but I think it sounds like your grandmother was very much a product of her upbringing. jwirr Feb 2012 #9

My grandmother was born in 1914. Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 #10

I was raised with a German grandmother who was very like that also. We referred to her as determined jwirr Feb 2012 #18

Wonderful,uplifting OP. nt sufrommich Feb 2012 #12

I believe upbring does influence a person, but the world experience really impacts the person. Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 #13

Bingo. Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 #17

Bigoted and hateful is not only the realm of the old jtuck004 Feb 2012 #27

I think that we do learn many things from our upbringing though Nikia Feb 2012 #14

My Dad spent WWII in Ireland, cheering on the Nazis AngryAmish Feb 2012 #15

Ireland was such an interesting case during World War II. Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 #16

K&R Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #19

the thing perhaps to remember is that the nazis were not alien being from another planet dembotoz Feb 2012 #20

Wish I could rec this post. nt TBF Feb 2012 #21

I totally agree Bragi Feb 2012 #29

"today's watered-down overblown rhetorical sense" ellisonz Feb 2012 #22

My Great-Uncle Apparently Was One, Too AnnieBW Feb 2012 #23

Siebenbürger Sachsen? eridani Feb 2012 #26

I think so AnnieBW Feb 2012 #33

First Temeschburg, then Temeswar eridani Feb 2012 #35

My grandfather was from Giarmata AnnieBW Feb 2012 #36

Mazel tov... DRoseDARs Feb 2012 #24

Terrific story. K&R! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2012 #25

Some people just never steer far from the farm. The Backlash Cometh Feb 2012 #28

My great-grandmother encouraged my grandmother to send my mom to Hitler Javaman Feb 2012 #30

Well said and a beautiful story. MarianJack Feb 2012 #31

My childrens' grandfather was one, too. Rozlee Feb 2012 #32

K&R! cliffordu Feb 2012 #34