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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: The Shame of the President: A Retraction
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Date: Tue, 30-Apr-85 15:41:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Apr 30 15:41:00 1985
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>/* rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone) / 12:59 pm  Apr 29, 1985 */

>At the risk of getting the JDL after me, let me say that you do
>yourself, and many others, a dishonor by implying that the majority
>of the German people condoned Hitler's actions by serving their
>country in time of war.  It is very easy for people in our free
>society to assume that anyone, anywhere can speak out against their
>government and not face retribution.  Let me point out to you that
>this has very rarely been the case in most of the world.

What in the world does the JDL have to do with this!?

>Should we let the world forget what happened?  No.  Should we in 
>anyway honor the madmen that made it possible?  Never!  But isn't
>about time we stopped condeming a whole generation of people because
>they fought for their country when its existence was being threatened?
>No?  Tell me that again when you see the tanks in the street.

Germany's existence was being threatened!?!!  This is perhaps the most ignorant
statement I have seen yet on the net.  IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT  -  DON'T TALK!!!!!!!

					Michael Sykora