| Big C, the Germans had lived in east Prussia for 800 years; and the same was true in Bohemia. Is that not long enough for you? The Germans were the indigenous population, from time immemorial, of eastern Pomerania, from which they were also expelled, this becoming part of post-1945 Poland and settled by Poles. I'm not taking Erika Steinbach's side; she's a repulsive character. But those are the facts, the expellees number in the millions and they and their descendants are an important German pressure group, and it is also a fact that the construction of a museum to expellees in Berlin, in Germany (not in Poland!) was enough to send the Polish govt into a rage. And to Mr. Calder I then say: I see you are on the side of the angels in wanting everyone to just get along. But the Middle East is not the EU, and even in the EU it is difficult on some topics, including expellees. It would be great if we could all just get along, but the Israelis have to have someone to talk to. All there is on the other side is hatred, fueled increasingly by Nazi-like anti-semitism and genocidal fantasies. This isn't limited to extremists, this has become mainstream. Show me that it isn't, and I might come around. And, assuming both Big C and WC are British, I urge you to read the chilling article "Jihad Chic Comes to London," from Newsweek March 23, 2009, to find out what's going on in your own backyard. |
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