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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 15. January | 167 comments (167 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

I thought the US was screwed up but in Germany, you go to prison for .... what? Thought crimes?

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Tue Jan 15th, 2008 at 10:39:43 AM EST
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Holcasut denial (none / 1)

Well, if your country had killed 6 million people in such a fashion, I think even the USA might be shamefaced enough to consider any suggestion that it didn't happen to be reprehensible enough to be a crime.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jan 15th, 2008 at 10:54:44 AM EST
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Re: Holcasut denial (none / 1)

Having lived in the US for 50+ years, with my eyes and ears open, I know of few people who register any shame at all. Everything is self-interest and if you don't fit this mold, you are considered a fool or insane.

Does Europe still sport a sense of shame? How novel. Maybe we should import it to the states.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Tue Jan 15th, 2008 at 11:27:19 AM EST
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Re: Holcasut denial (none / 1)

I'm not sure shame is the right word - but an awareness of history, yes.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Jan 15th, 2008 at 11:36:51 AM EST
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Re: Holcasut denial (none / 1)

But limited to decision-makers, of course.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Jan 15th, 2008 at 11:38:14 AM EST
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Re: Holcasut denial (none / 1)

No. not 6 million.

The total is 11 million.

_{aspiring to genteel poverty}

by edwin (eeeeeeee222222rrrrreeeeeaaaaadddddd@@@@yyyyaaaaaaa) on Tue Jan 15th, 2008 at 01:26:56 PM EST
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Re: Europe (4.00 / 2)

Works in the UK and US as well, though there it's called "anti-terrorism legislation".

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jan 15th, 2008 at 11:05:24 AM EST
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