Word: hitlering
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...glad that we Germans have laws that ensure values such as human rights, freedom of speech and democracy. Nazi symbols stand for the Nazi regime, thus they are hostile toward democratic values. Allowing people to draw swastikas or give the Hitler salute is not a sign of moving on but one of wilful ignorance. We have anti-Nazi legislation so that people of all generations are reminded of what fascism means. I am proud that we, unlike many other societies, remind ourselves of not only our good deeds but also of our bad ones. By repealing our anti-Nazi laws...
...know firsthand what it is like to grow up in a country shaped by past crimes. In Germany, it is hard to know where to draw the line between patriotism and extreme nationalism. Few of my generation dare to be proud of our country. Of course Germany under Hitler committed terrible crimes, and of course they should never be committed again, but how can the children of today be expected to live with the burden of these crimes committed 60 years ago? It is not that "younger Germans ... are less angst-ridden about their country's history" - we are certainly...
...part of his twisted vision of the future, Adolf Hitler planned to construct the world's finest museum - the eponymous Führermuseum - in his hometown of Linz, Austria. By stocking it with the world's greatest works of art, he hoped to showcase the superiority of Aryan artists over their supposedly "degenerate" Jewish counterparts. Within months of invading Poland in 1939, Nazi troops began seizing selected pieces - including paintings by Raphael, Rembrandt and Vermeer - from churches, museums and private art collections. The artworks were then hidden in mines and remote castles for safekeeping until the war ended...
...their carriages on the left, forcing the peasantry to the right. Amid the upheaval, fearful aristocrats sought to blend in with the proletariat by traveling on the right as well. Regardless of the origin, Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered, including Russia, Switzerland and Germany. Hitler, in turn, ordered right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia and Austria in the 1930s. Nations that escaped right-handed conquest, like Great Britain, preserved their left-handed tradition...
Buchanan, Pat • inability of to stop defending Hitler...