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Embassies condemn Hitler name
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Posted on 07/02/2005 8:46:36 PM PDT by guitar Josh
Embassies condemn Hitler name From correspondents in Singapore July 01, 2005
GERMAN and Israeli diplomats say they are shocked that a group of Singapore high school students have chosen Adolf Hitler for the their team name and idol at a leadership camp.
The afternoon tabloid, The New Paper, last week reported the students regarded the man who started World War II and masterminded the Holocaust as their hero because of his leadership qualities, and even described him as handsome.
"We like him. He led Germany and was very good although he was evil," the newspaper quoted the group's leader, an un-named 15-year-old female student, as saying in Saturday's edition.
In a joint statement today, the German and Israeli ambassadors, Andreas Michaelis and Itzhak Shoham, said they were "shocked and saddened by this unfortunate incident".
The eight students who idolised Hitler were taking part in a four-day leadership camp for brass band members.
Other groups named their teams after Julius Caesar, Isaac Newton, Alexander the Great and Douglas MacArthur – the US general who led the Allied victory against Japan in World War II.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; germany; hitler; israel; singapore
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I'll be amazed if an American student in the public school system knows who hitler was or what he did.
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posted on
07/02/2005 8:49:34 PM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: RandallFlagg
I do!!
But I'm pretty rare.
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posted on
07/02/2005 8:50:04 PM PDT
by
AVNevis
(www.cahsconservative.blogspot.com Great Political Discussion from the eyes of a High School Student)
To: guitar Josh
"We like him. He led Germany and was very good although he was evil," And Genghis Khan was a good horseman, although his fashion sense left a bit to be desired.
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posted on
07/02/2005 8:50:26 PM PDT
by
Hodar
(With Rights, come Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: guitar Josh
"We like him. He led Germany and was very good although he was evil," Oh, I see.
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posted on
07/02/2005 8:50:46 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: guitar Josh
Dick Durbin, white courtesy phone.
To: RandallFlagg
Well youll never have to be surprised,....Hitler was a good leader i think...besides all those minority killings...shallow graves....mass corpse burnings....the Gas chambers.... little things like that tarnish a otherwise good mans name...
To: AVNevis
I just looked at your FReeper page:
15 year old High School Freshman in Sacramento.
I wish I had been politically aware at your age. You're at the begining of a great journey. Enjoy it and let all experiences -be they good or bad- make you stronger.
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posted on
07/02/2005 8:56:24 PM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: Xenophon450
"It's the economy stupid!" No one should question a leader's moral shortcomings so long as the economy is booming. (sarcasm)
To: Mr. Mojo
New Jersey Devils!
What could be more evil than the DEVIL?
But, in all seriousness, those students should be sent into North Korea or Zimbabwe for some lessons.
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posted on
07/02/2005 8:58:03 PM PDT
by
adorno
(The democrats are the best recruiting tool the terrorists could ever have.)
To: guitar Josh
cosidering how bleeping smart all the singaporeans i have met are, thats quite an article.
To: guitar Josh; RandallFlagg; AVNevis; Hodar; Mr. Mojo; adorno
Well I guess it is too early to do that yet. If it was an equally evil but ancient name chosen like say Genghis Khan or Tamerlane for the team then no one would have raised a stink.
With that said the School admin should know better. Teamplay is supposed to bring out the best in the human condition mainly sportsmanship which means respect for the side the loses and humility in victory.
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posted on
07/02/2005 9:15:00 PM PDT
by
Destro
(Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting johnathangaltfilms.com and jihadwatch.org)
To: adorno
New Jersey Devils! What could be more evil than the DEVIL? No doubt a Ranger!
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posted on
07/02/2005 9:15:36 PM PDT
by
Archon of the East
("universal executive power of the law of nature")
To: guitar Josh; RandallFlagg; AVNevis; Hodar; Mr. Mojo; adorno
Well I guess it is too early to do that yet. If it was an equally evil but ancient name chosen like say Genghis Khan or Tamerlane for the team then no one would have raised a stink.
With that said the School admin should know better. Team play is supposed to bring out the best in the human condition mainly sportsmanship which means respect for the side the loses and humility in victory - things = I should add - that Hitler had none of.
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posted on
07/02/2005 9:15:50 PM PDT
by
Destro
(Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting johnathangaltfilms.com and jihadwatch.org)
To: Archon of the East; adorno
I should butt in and say that the hockey team the NJ Devils were named for the mythical
'Jersey Devil' and not the satanic kind of devil.
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posted on
07/02/2005 9:17:51 PM PDT
by
Destro
(Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting johnathangaltfilms.com and jihadwatch.org)
To: guitar Josh
I'm just naughty enough to want one of the T-shirts.
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posted on
07/02/2005 9:18:46 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(Go Fighting Corporals!)
To: guitar Josh
We like him. He led Germany and was very good although he was evil Thank you Democrats, Lefties and Libbies! You have succeeded in turning the most hated person in human history into a lovable, but mischievous cult hero, like "Dennis the Menace" with a moustache.
Are you proud of yourselves now?
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posted on
07/02/2005 9:19:02 PM PDT
by
softwarecreator
(Facts are to liberals as holy water is to vampires)
To: Archon of the East
No doubt a Ranger!
Nope!
Used to be a Ranger fan. Now a Lighting fan.
Left NY a long time ago.
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posted on
07/02/2005 9:21:26 PM PDT
by
adorno
(The democrats are the best recruiting tool the terrorists could ever have.)
To: adorno
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posted on
07/02/2005 9:23:19 PM PDT
by
adorno
(The democrats are the best recruiting tool the terrorists could ever have.)
To: AVNevis
Good for you!
Guess what your job is? :)
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posted on
07/02/2005 9:27:18 PM PDT
by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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