wurosh

Let's get one thing straight, Germany was not liberated, it was defeated.

Of course we can say not all... But that's a sociological tautology.

It's exactly this kind of west = good silent premise that's making us miss what's beginning to brew over there again now that things are getting tough. Just like it did last time.

I'm not saying Germans are evil, but we need to be careful with this kind of subtle revisionism. I suspect you didn't even say it intentionally - it's just a phrase that's often used around you, and that's what makes it doubly dangerous.

Nothing against you man, I'm just a tad disenchanted with the current state of things is all.

Thank you for the chuckle kind stranger

That pun requires more tiki torches and a bit of inbreeding

Given his theories I'm convinced the man had some sort of food/gainer fetish he didn't know how to deal with

I really had hoped for something better on the fediverse, but I am noticing a move in that direction. At the same time, I've had some rather heartwarming interactions here. I'm still holding out hope...

I tried to be as charitable as I could here, I really did. Clearly you don't share the same approach to life. That's alright, it typically passes after college.

I don't know what to tell you other than I spent my entire adult life in Asia, having left Europe in large part because I didn't feel welcome there due to a mixture of my skin color and my ethnicity. I stopped following political developments there ages ago, and this is the first time I heard this woman's name.

I also happen to be heavily left leaning, and I am sick of people I politically align with, who are too busy being professionally outraged to get anything done. Change hearts and minds; stop looking for "snapplause" moments. Those people already agree with you. You've done nothing, won nothing, but a dopamine shot.

...I suspect the bits of personal information above matter to you for some reason, and that makes me profoundly sad. I wish you the best, and I hope that one day your heart opens just a crack more.

And in case the passive-aggressive - and really childish - "lol, uh huh" was meant to imply I was somehow covertly politically aligned with her; I'm both on the wrong continent and on the wrong side of the political spectrum for that.

Please consider shaking this bad-faith miscaracterization/so-you're-saying quote + snarky comment 1-2 combo. It's not very helpful to anyone - yourself in particular - thought it might feel like it.

Oh, that clarifies things, thanks!

I neither have nor had any intention of defending her.

My only intention was to point out the effect the approach above - and now below - has one somene with absolutely no dog in this fight.

While I am a sample of one, that's an interesting data point for someone looking to advance their political view point - less so for someone looking to score internet points.

I know nothing about her politics. I know even less about modern Italian power structures. But I do know that you using someone's bloodline as an argument against them (or for them) makes me less inclined to hear you out.

The apparent, less-than-measured vitriol towards an entire nation (which could be a misreading, or purely affectational) doesn't help either.

Take that for what it's worth - which might not be much.

Hey, we've all been there, I know I have. Proud of you ❤️

We actually found one: a good [blank]. I get where you might be coming from, but you're better than this. I really believe that.