July 30, 2010
Published: 22 Feb 10 10:06 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20100222-25417.html
A naked sledging event in Germany’s Harz region created a logistical nightmare over the weekend after 14,000 people showed up to watch 30 men and women strip before sliding down the mountain.
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(this type of awesomeness would never fly with the puritanical a-holes back CONUS)
The 15 men and 15 wom…
Some of the blue-eyed, blonde-haired girls were so kind and innocent. But this is type of event is very inappropriate.
It takes away from a really good thing. And the truth is, men don't admire and respect women who "give it away".
Someone needs to inject a strong sense of morality into the German social conscious.
No thanks pal....
I read the article in The Local just now and was actually going to post a new thread.
Don't we have any such competition here in Munich? so sad..
Some places really take too long to develop
I'm both American and German. It's an intertesting position to be in. And although I currently live in the US, I do however follow what goes on in Germany very closely. Both countries would be much more prosperous if they to focus on moral psychology.
As an American, I assert that no American ANYWHERE has the right to lecture anyone about morality. Ever.
Seriously dude, I understand your perspective, but f#ck this "sins of the father" bullsh!t...
I mean, if there are any Americans or Brits on here that wanna be morally righteous and sh!t (post-hoc), consider this a call for arguments. Seriously, I welcome it. But first I suggest you take a peak at the Geneva Convention ("jus in bello"), and then Google the agendas and exploits of individuals like Curtis LeMay and Arthur "Bomber" Harris!
(but we'll leave the survey on humane/preferred methods of mass execution (firestorm vs. Zyklon-B) for a later date....