Re: Germans can't face their own past and move on



On Apr 29, 11:02 am, "Pat" <in...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Nations do tend to avoid
discussing past shame, witness Austria maintaining that it was
"Hitler's first victim" and French with Vichy.

Vietnam is discussed a lot in the USA.
Martin

Um, no, it is not "discussed a lot." You haven't been here in a long time, I
can tell.

Vietnam was discussed a lot in 2004 when there was a presidential
candidate who was awarded 3 purple hearts in 4 months and wouldn't
release his medical records.

But as for the 1.5 to 2 million that were murdered by the Communists
after the Americans left? This is virtually never mentioned.
.



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