• @[email protected]English
    2•2 months ago

    My comment was simply pointing out how Germany’s been involved in genocide at least twice in modern history.

    I’d appreciate if someone would challenge me with a sound argument rather than censoring me.

    • federal reverseMEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      Your comment was literally just “What is it with Germans and genocide?” Besides the one interpretation you suggest, there are a lot of other possibilities.

      In any case, if a thread had started from your comment, do you think it could have been a productive one?

      • @[email protected]English
        1•2 months ago

        Okay, let’s just say I’m that dense. How else would you interpret my comment? How unproductive would the thread be?

        • federal reverseMEnglish
          2•2 months ago

          E.g. “It must be a genetic thing” or “Gee, they just have a genocidal culture” or …

          The way you phrased it also suggests the direction the discussion will go: It’s not going to be about genocides, it’s going to be anti-German, although genocides are unfortunately fairly common among humans. (Of course, “genocide” is a somewhat mushy politically-applied term as well which doesn’t help.)

          • @[email protected]English
            4•2 months ago

            I’d understand the thread as author intended. Just my 5 cents. And honestly, it’s time to talk openly about it, even though the thread could diverge - in that case, weed the offensive comments, not censor beforehand.

          • @[email protected]English
            -2•2 months ago

            Lemme guess…

            You’re German, and you’re very proud of your country.

            I get that. It’s good to be proud of your country, but it’s also good to be open to other point of views.