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    8 months ago

    Fwiw, yours was the one I was least sure about removing. You’re right, there are a lot of clearly civilian victims. The way you worded it seemed a bit too inviting for another rage thread though.

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      8 months ago

      My comment was simply pointing out how Germany’s been involved in genocide at least twice in modern history.

      I’d appreciate if someone would challenge me with a sound argument rather than censoring me.

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        8 months ago

        Your comment was literally just “What is it with Germans and genocide?” Besides the one interpretation you suggest, there are a lot of other possibilities.

        In any case, if a thread had started from your comment, do you think it could have been a productive one?

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          Okay, let’s just say I’m that dense. How else would you interpret my comment? How unproductive would the thread be?

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            8 months ago

            E.g. “It must be a genetic thing” or “Gee, they just have a genocidal culture” or …

            The way you phrased it also suggests the direction the discussion will go: It’s not going to be about genocides, it’s going to be anti-German, although genocides are unfortunately fairly common among humans. (Of course, “genocide” is a somewhat mushy politically-applied term as well which doesn’t help.)

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              8 months ago

              Lemme guess…

              You’re German, and you’re very proud of your country.

              I get that. It’s good to be proud of your country, but it’s also good to be open to other point of views.