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Re:Prince Philip has died
by kkoncevicius on Friday April 09, 2021 @11:14AM
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California, USA, has had a bigger sympathy towards Nazism, and even some direct influence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics_in_the_United_States#...
I find such whataboutism reprehensible. It's common in my home country, where a lot of people in response to pointing out our history of repressions against Jews start pointing fingers at other countries with a vague "they were worse", or worse "we were provoked"; instead of admitting to the past and learning something from it. Pointing out someone's shortcomings shouldn't trigger a review of the shortcomings of others.
Re:Prince Philip has died
by kkoncevicius on Friday April 09, 2021 @11:36AM
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Well, I find such selective highlighting reprehensible. If we seriously care about Nazi sympathies we can make a list and go from the top and get some perspective for tackling this issue. But to bring it up after a person dies is, at minimum, in poor taste.
"Selective highlighting"? "Making a list and going from the top"? Looks like my comment went completely over somebody's head.
If you read the complete thread, you'll see that it's not random. And I disagree that bringing up something negative after someone dies is bad taste.
Yeah, I don't think we'd get along.
Heres the opening for Patrick Freyne in the Irish Times on the British Monarchy:
"Having a monarchy next door is a little like having a neighbour who’s really into clowns and has daubed their house with clown murals, displays clown dolls in each window and has an insatiable desire to hear about and discuss clown-related news stories. More specifically, for the Irish, it’s like having a neighbour who’s really into clowns and, also, your grandfather was murdered by a clown."
>You call them a symbol, that’s all they are.
Yet swastikas are illegal in Germany. Symbols have meaning and the British monarchy does represent imperialism and colonialism even if it makes British people feel uncomfortable.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/harry-and-me...