Onionguy

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[–] [email protected] 114 points 1 day ago (6 children)

In school, we never just watched a Hitler speech and were asked "here, have a look, whatdaya think?" It is always, from the beginning, embedded in critical, solemn reminders to see it as the darkest chapter in history. We (at least in my school education) were taught how easily masses are manipulated by emotions, groupthink crowd dynamics and psychology. How strong and blinding tribalism can be.

So to answer your question, what do I, as a German whose grandfather fought in France for the bad guys feel when I see a Hitler speech?

Anger for people who lose their capacity for rational thinking and let themselves be blinded by emotions. Anger about rethoric. And a deep unsettling sense of dread, shame and sadness.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

For me it's all american pronunciation of french words. Feels like butchering xP

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

But do you really love lamp or are you just naming things?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Hell I am german, left and filtering out by keywords and everywhere I go I get blasted with US election content... it's a scourge.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ultimately, you don't battle it alone. You are here. You read this. This is you not being alone. And just like this little exchange, there are other possibilities out there. You just have to try and reach out. Even if it seems hopeless to you. I read a lot of useful stuff in here. Sometimes that alone helps. Sometimes the tiniest steps are valuable. Just keep on. We can overcome.

[–] [email protected] 97 points 1 month ago (11 children)

No one's gonna say that marraiah carrey christmas song? Ok i'll say it, tha marraiah carrey Christmas song.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

I think about this a lot. What a great cartoon man.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I was promised an onion.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

There's absurdity in cruelty... there's cruelty in absurdity... kinda works... like a dark yin yang.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I fckn love this thread lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago
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