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From: chris@nrcvax.UUCP (Chris Grevstad)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.flame
Subject: Re: President-come
Message-ID: <146@nrcvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 30-Apr-85 21:01:55 EDT
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Summary: 

In article <> mroddy@enmasse.UUCP (Mark Roddy) writes:
>[]
>The problem with visiting Bitberg is that it HONORS the german veterens
>of world war II. As these people were feeding my relatives into the
>chimneys, I take personal offense at the suggestion that the german
>people should EVER be forgiven for what they did. 
>

I have tried to refrain from joining this fray, but I feel compelled to
comment on the above.  I find it utterly distasteful to find someone who
will unconditionally refuse to ever forgive a people for something.  Sure,
the mass murdering of millions is execrable and heinous, but there is still
grounds for forgiveness for the Germans.  They are human, many of them were
not even alive at the time, and large numbers of them perished as a result
of Nazi poilicies and the total destruction of many of their cities.

Eastern Germany has had to live under the cruel thumb of Russia these past
years.  I'm sure that has been no picnic.

Young Germans (post war) have had to live all their life with this stigma
attached to them.  Massive guilt.

So let's never forgive 'em.  Condemn those who are innocent to years and
decades of suffering because of the actions of their parents.  I don't condone
what was done, but neither do I condone Mark Roddy's attitude.  I will grant
you my relatives were not fed to the chimneys, but they still had to live
under harsh and often severe Nazi domination.

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