[Fantasywriter]

I honestly looked twice to make sure it wasn’t The Onion. What IS it about the Germans? I’m half German, & I have never felt genocidal urges—nor their racist precursors—rising up inside. I guess you have to be purebred?

[brivette]

I’m half German as well.

[nickcarraway]

Actually, I think you shouldn’t say that. That’s just playing into the same ideology we find abhorrent. i.e. that someone’s ancestry determines whether they are good or evil.

[CrazyIvan]

My great uncle was 100% German and very proud of his race. He went to Europe with the goal of getting rid of as many Nazis as he could. He considered them an insult to Germany.

[elcid1970]

“I’m half German, & I have never felt genocidal urges”

I’m only one quarter German. All the arrogance has been bred out./s

I was stationed in Germany in 1981 & when we went to the field I was always called upon to talk to the Herr Forstmeister as we set up bivouac. But there were guys in my unit with German surnames whose German was much better than mine and they were really disappointed when the locals didn’t receive them as family. I tried to explain that this could have something to do with how nearby Frankfurt got flattened by the 8th US Air Force.

Sadly there is a lot more antisemitism in Germany now than there was in the 60’s & 70’s.