• 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•1 month 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.