A Rock Band Flirts with German Taboos, and Finds a Huge Following

NYT ^ | Aug. 1, 2018 | By Thomas Rogers

[vladimir998]

“to the Spanish Inquisition’s rule of the southern Netherlands”

The Spanish Inquisition never ruled in the Southern Netherlands. Spain once ruled the Netherlands - because of the Hapsburg family dynastic holdings - but the Spanish Inquisition never ruled any country.

[dfwgator]

but because he wanted to replace the ethno-national identities of these Republics with a generic, Russian-speaking "Soviet Man" with only a Soviet/Communist identity.

The reality didn't match the propaganda. Stalin was very chauvinistic, but he used propaganda to try to paint a different picture to the world.

[dfwgator]

to the Spanish Inquisition's rule of the southern Netherlands)

I bet they weren't expecting that.

[ek_hornbeck]

The Spanish Inquisition never ruled in the Southern Netherlands. Spain once ruled the Netherlands - because of the Hapsburg family dynastic holdings - but the Spanish Inquisition never ruled any country

You're splitting hairs. When the Netherlands were under Spanish rule, the Inquisition was able to mostly stamp out Protestantism in what later became Flemish Belgium, but not in the north in what became today's Holland.

[Chickensoup]

I read an account by a German OrderPolizie who was part of one of the first Judenakton in Poland. He was assigned to take an older man into the forest and shoot him. He found that the guy was German, not Polish, and a highly decorated veteran of WW1.
Still shot him, but apparently felt a little bad about it.

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I try to keep telling people who say that if there is a CWII that the cops will rein that this is the reality...

[rktman]

Butt, butt, butt...............Nationalism is being replace by islam-ism right? We’re not supposed to be proud of our racis’ hateful roots right? Heritage, not hate people!

[Jacquerie]

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/s%C3%BCdtirol-south-tyrol.html

South Tyrol
Yeah our homeland, it’s so beautiful
You can also see it on our mountains
They tower up proudly to the sky
Even our ancestors were mightily proud of that
The meadows so green, the forest thick
Be glad about this country that’s your home
So let the drums and the guitars sound
And sing this song to us again and again

South Tyrol, we carry your flag
Because you are the most beautiful country in the world
South Tyrol, we are your proud sons
Our homeland, we will never give you away again
South Tyrol, snatched from your brothers
Scream it out, so everyone knows
South Tyrol, you are not lost yet
Your enemies should rot in hell

This land was always fiercely contested
And I say it, I say it with delight, I am your son
Noble palaces, proud castles and the rustic towns
Were built by the rigorous work of our fathers
In short, I don’t tolerate any criticism
Of this holy country which is our home
So take a deep breath and scream it out
Homeland we will never give you up

South Tyrol, we carry your flag
Because you are the most beautiful country in the world
South Tyrol, we are your proud sons
Our homeland, we will never give you away again
South Tyrol, snatched from your brothers
Scream it out, so everyone knows
South Tyrol, you are not lost yet
Your enemies should rot in hell

From Brenner to Salurn, from Vinschgau to East Tyrol
Extends this country, built by God’s hand
Nothing more beautiful than this for all eternity
Is there on this Earth, are you ready?

South Tyrol, you are my homeland
The heart of this world
That’s perfectly obvious1
The land of thousand mountains
Birthplace of many heroes
We will give everything
South Tyrol, you are my life