(November 10, 2015 at 6:48 pm)abaris Wrote:(November 10, 2015 at 6:40 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: Persecution of Jews in Germany goes way back. Consider the Hep Hep Riots of 1815 that involved both destruction of Jewish property and the killing of Jews. Again, we are not disagreeing. We both agree that Hitler was just a spearhead f8r anti-Jewish sentiments that were already in the public sphere.
In 1815, it wasn't Germany. It were territories with different allegiances. There were 2 dominant powers. One Austria and the other Prussia. Differrent goals, opposing policy, different religions. One catholic, the other protestant. Until 1866, when Prussia became the only dominat power. It's misunderstanding history to speak of Germany when talking about any period before 1848/49. It only became a nation in 1871, after the French/Prussian war. But with a largely federal structure.
And did that war involve a complete repopulation of the geographic region that then became known as Germany? I'm not talking about the geopolitical designations. I'm talking about the people. Did the Germans people just all the sudden pop up in 1871? Did they rush in from somewhere else and supplant the Prussians?
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
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--Voltaire
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I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.