I don’t think you have the context. President Andrew Jackson violated a Supreme Court ruling to basically commit a genocide and expulsion of the Cherokee from land that was theirs by treaty.
Yes, the association of Jackson is obvious. Why do you think that genocide was not the context of my comment?
Well would you use a song about the “Chancellors of Germany” to advertise the Maccabees’ next game?
- If it was common to make references like that in Germany to Jewish institutions, groups, or tribes, ambiguously "honoring" them, would that be a bad thing? Would it be gloating over victimizing them, or commemorating their bravery?
- Given that (my impression is) they don't, what does the cultural difference really signify? Are Germans entitled to feel superior for it?
Like, I can imagine a world where there were sports teams called the "Maccabees" or the "Ghetto Fighters". I think that German cars do make reference to groups in ways that surely someone could find offensive, like the VW Touareg. Is this better/worse/as bad as using "Cherokee" as a name?