I think what Kirk's link shows is that marching with torches is a German thing, and when Germans do it they are simply doing a German thing.I was told marching with torches was racist, white supremacist stuff. Germans, of all people, do it, and not a peep.
Germany was emasculated after WWI and it led directly to WWIIMeh, not like I am worried about them trying it again. We completely emasculated the German Army after WWII. Such a shame. I absolutely loved talking to vets that served on each front when I was stationed there.
or doing white robe and pointy hat things.. Americans marching with torches equals Americans doing Nazi Germany thing.
Yes, that too, can't believe I forgot about those guys.or doing white robe and pointy hat things.
I try to forget about those guys too.Yes, that too, can't believe I forgot about those guys.
This is why foreign travel is a good thing - you can see and understand different cultures.I think what Kirk's link shows is that marching with torches is a German thing, and when Germans do it they are simply doing a German thing.
However, marching with torches is not an American thing. Thus, it has a different context in this country because our knowledge of it is in the context of a certain group of Germans in the 1930's that was doing a German thing at the time.
Hopefully, that makes sense. In other words, Germans marching with torches equals Germans doing German thing. Americans marching with torches equals Americans doing Nazi Germany thing.
It's not racist marching around with torches in Deutschland, until they also start carrying banners reading "Deutschland Erwache".I was told marching with torches was racist, white supremacist stuff. Germans, of all people, do it, and not a peep.
So it’s about how your actions are perceived, not what your intentions are?I think what Kirk's link shows is that marching with torches is a German thing, and when Germans do it they are simply doing a German thing.
However, marching with torches is not an American thing. Thus, it has a different context in this country because our knowledge of it is in the context of a certain group of Germans in the 1930's that was doing a German thing at the time.
Hopefully, that makes sense. In other words, Germans marching with torches equals Germans doing German thing. Americans marching with torches equals Americans doing Nazi Germany thing.
Someone finally got what I was alluding to.So it’s about how your actions are perceived, not what your intentions are?
That may be your perception of what I said, but it was not my intention.So it’s about how your actions are perceived, not what your intentions are?
The Germans in the OP are clearly honoring an outgoing leader. If you perceive it as something else, then the problem is with your perception, not their intentions.Someone finally got what I was alluding to.
I didn't perceive it as anything. My post was a commentary on modern woke leftists to whom everything is symbolic of racism and white supremacy. I found it odd there was no outrage considering the ancestry of the group white people marching with torches started the whole racist fascism thing.That may be your perception of what I said, but it was not my intention.
The Germans in the OP are clearly honoring an outgoing leader. If you perceive it as something else, then the problem is with your perception, not their intentions.
No, because we know what the Big Tattoo is. Many of us have traveled to Germany, served in Germany, know Germans, studied their history and/or speak their language. Unless one is dressing up like the ghosts of Confederate soldiers or, you know, actual Nazis.I was told marching with torches was racist, white supremacist stuff. Germans, of all people, do it, and not a peep.