NOTE: There are no monuments to Adolph Hitler in Germany.
Modern-day Germans could teach us a lot about remembering and denouncing our shameful past.
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Because he was a mass murderer
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I can't tell if you're agreeing with Legend or not? Robert E Lee also facilitated MANY MANY murders, you know that right?
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Correct. Even at a museum dedicated to Nazis in Munich, they are judged harshly. There was one side. They were murderers.
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This is a photo of the parking lot they put up where Hitler died. No statues here.pic.twitter.com/gfK6iT6h7H
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Absolutely. Simply mentioning Nazism can get you in trouble in Germany.
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Why is that a good thing? Freedom of speech should be protected by any means necessary
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Well the statement is not 100% Phrases, symbology and similar that were used by Nazis can get you in trouble.
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Also freedom of speech ends when it is used to oppress other groups.
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Well said. There is a thin line between freedom of speech and hatred
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Hate speech is protected under free speech, though.
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It should be the one exception to the rule. The world can do without hate. Not just America, but the world
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The problem is every person has a different definition of hate so who decides what hate speech is? Only calls to action are exempt
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As an American in Germany-you're absolutely right. Never going back to the US as long as Trump is president/relevant.
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Here is a great take from Berlinhttp://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/08/16/543808019/the-view-of-charlottesville-from-berlin …
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And so many fought and died to get rid of those extremists over 70 years ago. Now we have one in power.
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The difference is Germany is actually ashamed of its racist history. And not enough Americans are ashamed of theirs.
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As a German I can say: The younger generation is no longer ashamed but more aware of its racist history.
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But at the same moment, there are new racists upcoming in Germany. Strange world we live in.
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