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A deaf German politician who was mocked on Twitter after speaking on television said on Monday that she was thinking about giving up her position because of the insults. Her deaf voice remained, she said, a taboo.
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Yes, bullying is wrong, but she is over 30. That cannot have been the first time she was ridiculed for it. And mean annonymus people on the internet? Well, that's unheard off for some internet illiterate party like the Pirates I guess.
I'd say I feel bad for her, but that is normally the last thing people with a handicap want. But at least she got a wake up call what it means to govern people. All people. You have to take the dregs with the rest. And sadly, there is no IQ requirement for internet use.
(Actually, I wonder if she is now against anonymity on the net after that run in with bullies)
Just pack in twitter it is only soundbites for idiots.
(And yes, I'm aware that FDR and the USA was not pro-Germany, but look to his overall life and his accomplishments, and how he could have sat in one room staring at a wall his entire life, but instead changed the world because of what he believed).
Or in other words, don't let the turkeys get you down!
I think a little history lesson is in order. Neither the US nor FDR were "for or against Germany." Both the leader and the country had problems with what was happening in Germany under the leadership of the Nazi party, a position that a whole lot of people around the world also took. Like the US, Germany was struggling with the global depression, although Germany was also suffering from the impacts of Versailles, something FDR never denied. He was openly supportive of the programs such as building the autobahns and other infrastructure projects because he was trying the same ideas in the US.
With a few exceptions, most people hoped for the best for Germany, and no less than Churchill initially praised much of what happened in the early days of the Nazi regime.
What the US and FDR didn't like was the actions that came "later" and I think they had every right to feel that way. FDR would be a great role model for this young woman, although perhaps Helen Keller might even be better. In any case, let's not re-write history too much, because the US position clearly evolved as a reaction to the things that happened.
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Thanks for the history lesson and ignoring the message.
>>What the US and FDR didn't like was the actions that came "later" and I think they had every right to feel that way
Do you want to equate everything on this site with the U.S.A. or is that the limit of your knowledge ?.