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Re: Remove fortune quotes attributed to or providing admiration of Adolf Hitler [pr bin/52735]




> Am 19.11.2017 um 16:44 schrieb Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>:
> 
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 10:04:41AM -0500, William D. Jones wrote:
>>> Seriously, if you don't know who Hitler was and why quotes from him
>>> should be seen
>> in a certain perspective, you should take a lesson on modern world
>> history and not run around being offended.
>> 
>> It's not about being offended, it's about normalizing/trivializing his
>> impact. Evidence: Clearly, little thought was put into whether
>> these quotes belong in a silly Unix program, rather than history textbooks
>> or museums which are equipped to temper the
>> intended impact of the Nazi party.
> 
> As has been said elsewhere in this thread already: a lot of the behavior
> of Adolf Hitler was quite normal or at least calculated to be normal.
> There is no trivialisation going on here. While I can't stand his
> choice in the tonal sense, he was a brilliant orator and there are many
> useful quotes from him. Heck, he is often found on the list of most
> inspirational quotes. If anything, there should be more and better
> quotes from him in the database.


„Wollt Ihr den totalen Krieg?“

  — Hitler, Adolf (probably when first introduced to systemd)





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