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But that leads to a wider connection these people seemed reluctant to draw.

I thought that conclusion was obvious in the story. Maybe we have a cultural issue here?

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One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Tue May 9th, 2006 at 09:07:24 AM EST
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BTW, what appears to be the original of Indy's article appeared in the Hamburger Morgenpost. I see Indy shortened it a bit, messed up some minor details and was imprecise in translation.

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by DoDo on Tue May 9th, 2006 at 09:16:05 AM EST
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I also checked an on-line forum for German jobless, where this was quoted, and the overwhelming majority commented positively.

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by DoDo on Tue May 9th, 2006 at 09:19:28 AM EST
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I also found a short 'action report' issued by an apparent participant. (In German!) Their letter was a lot longer than quoted in the news articles, and 'explained' the superhero costumes to symbolise the struggle of the working poor under Germany's new 'flexibilised' labour rules.

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by DoDo on Tue May 9th, 2006 at 09:28:39 AM EST
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