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At Last, the Amish Apologize for the Holocaust
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Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez Dávila
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Originally posted by Oncle Boris View PostHera, your point is moot, they didn't tell others they should apologize, they just decided they would. It's a bit weird but nothing to see there, move on.
How dare they be so compassionate and Christ-like! It makes me want to punch them or something. Makes the rest of the world look bad.Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez Dávila
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Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe View PostAmish tracing their roots back to Germanic heritage (in fact most still speak a dialect thereof), likely feel a connection to things that happened back in Germany moreso than other groups. Thus the apology for silence makes some semblance of sense.
I don't know the wierd part is why did they choose to apologize for this somewhat to them connected injustice rather than say some of the other examples in the OP?Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez Dávila
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Originally posted by Heraclitus View PostSo if Brits commited atrocities against the Boer, Americans should feel guilty?"Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy Carter
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Originally posted by Heraclitus View PostIt seemed WTF. Also I don't know much about Amish (we don't have any in Europe) except that they shun some modern technology, do you have any other wierd news stories about them?"Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy Carter
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Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe View PostGiven Americans are of diverse backgrounds some without a hint of British ancestry, not necessarily. Of those that do have British ancestry how many actively follow the traditions and histories of the Brits. Who knows, that small sect may indeed feel some level of connection to the actions of the Brits."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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Originally posted by Heraclitus View PostIt seemed WTF. Also I don't know much about Amish (we don't have any in Europe) except that they shun some modern technology, do you have any other wierd news stories about them?
They are mostly concentrated in Lancaster County, PA, not far from Philly, though."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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Well the comparison is not apt. One thing that can truly be said about the Amish they are uniquely culturally homogeneous while wide swaths of Americans are not."Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy Carter
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Jews and a group of Germans that keep to their own kind and are stuck in the past... this is right up Hera's alley."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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