Word: teutonicus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Various theories have been proposed to explain the German terrorist poison. Some ascribe it to the furor teutonicus that nourished the Nazis, but anyone discussing the country that attempted genocide should have a care about racial generalizations. Germans are methodical and tend to become unhinged by attacks on the social order. Even the terrorists are orderly and thorough in their efforts to create disorder; grimly literal minded, they zealously translate extreme theories into practice. But it is hard to argue that Germans have a greater genetic predisposition to violence than other peoples. These days most Germans are careful to avoid...
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