"Hitler tree" may face the axe in Polish town

news.yahoo ^ | Jul 7,

[JoeProBono]

[omega4179]

If they need to cut it for a roundabout fine, but don’t punish a tree for something in the middle of the last century that the tree did not know about?

[South Dakota]

is the tree going to invade the next town?
Does the tree have a swastika in it?
maybe the tree provides shade and is of some help.

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

It’s just a tree.

Sometimes people need to discover their brains... and use it.

[Senator John Blutarski]

Your clear thinking deserves applause.

If the symbolism concerns the good mayor, she can arrange with the local Catholic church to exorcise it, bless it, and re-dedicate it to the deserving cause of their choice.
The tree is innocent. If they cut it down, it will simply go down as the latest innocent victim of Nazism.

[EternalVigilance]

“There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of men for this treachery!” - Treebeard

[ExpatGator]

Damn Fascist oaks shading out the elms...

[chemical_boy]

That tree is making the V for victory sign with its branches, must be a fan of winston Churchill.

[StormEye]

Seems kind of small for an oak tree that was planted so long ago. I have oak trees on my property that are quite a bit younger and bigger than that tree.

[JoeProBono]

Another angle

[jadedeagle]

Hmmm...remove the Confederate flag because of what it stands for??

What to do about this tree...

liberal dilemma?

[dfwgator]

Damn Fascist oaks shading out the elms...

...and the trees were all made equal...by hatchet...axe...and sword.

[tumblindice]

If the Deadites capture the Necronomicoak, a terrible evil will befall all mankind.

[StormEye]

I don’t believe that tree was planted 70+ years ago. If it is that old its growth has been severely stunted for some reason.

[Unlikely Hero]

And here Al Gore was saying the anti-tree people are the Nazis. I’m confused.

[JoeProBono]

[ExpatGator]

Free Republic is so cool!

[Matt_Rel]

If I were to decide, I'd cut the tree down without any hesitation and send it to Berlin, so that Parteigenosse Steinbach (CDU) could produce panels of it and decorate the interiors of her “center against expulsions” or have a desk made to her office.

In the place of the tree, I'd plant a beautiful oak with an inscription on it, “To the memory of 6,000,000 Poles, murdered by Germans in years 1939-195”, and encircled it with a row of White-Scarlet flags proudly waving to honor it.

Matt from Poland

[Brett66]

Just put a plaque in front of it that calls it the freedom tree. The town can use it as a place to celebrate their liberation from Germany.

[JoeProBono]