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German rower quits Olympics over ‘Neo-Nazi’ boyfriend
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Published: 03.08.12, 17:37
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31. #17 and #18 - I was mocking the use of it as I find such
Henry from New York ,   Currently in Israel   (08.04.12)
things to be idiotic and childishly racist in this context.
32. I'm a Jew and I also say, "so?". Some of the posters here...
Henry from New York ,   Currently in Israel   (08.04.12)
So she dated a guy with sympathies towards the NDP. Why should we care? What does it have to do with the Olympics? Nothing. Does it mean she is a Nazi? No. It just means she dated a guy sympathetic to one of the most pathetic political parties in the Bundesrepublik. Some of the reactions from my fellow Jews here are quite frankly embarrassing. The replies to #3 are especially idiotic. One references the Expulsion of the Jews in 1492 (half a millenium ago) and talks about injections for some odd reason. The other goes on a long rant viciously attacking the poster based on the guy reacting with the word, "So" asserting that he's a racist and then threatening genocide. Disgusting behaviour, folks. Amazingly, Rivkah gave a reasonable reaction to this. Kudos to her.
33. New Generation
Obsessive ,   Turkey   (08.04.12)
Turks fought shoulder to shoulder with Germans at Kanal, Gaza, Yafa, Jerusalem, Haifa against Arabs, Brits and Jewish Legion. In the 80's, Turks were having West German highway barbecue parties. Exiled Iranians were crying in the parks of Istanbul. We were all AMERICANS against Godless Soviet infidels. Summer cinema people were crying for Jon Voight's "The Champ" and Stallone's Rocky Balboa. Cool Israeli couples were walking hand in hand in Istanbul with their sandals,anklet, silver jewelry and Kippa. German hippies were sleeping in the garden of Blue mosque. They were searching high-quality leather jacket for their long pilgrimage route..not Mecca but Indian Goa. Turks werent cutting their mustaches but girls were walking with Duran Duran walkmans and stretch jeans. Finnish tourists were the funniest. Non-Turkish terrorists werent using legal Turkish passport. Now, Russians in Israel, Goa, Antalya. East Germans in West Germany. In the new millenium, we are talking about Great depression 2, fiscal cliffs, nuclear terror, degenerated, disgusting, unfair, radical, new generation.
34. Lots of condemnation here
Ivor Evenbiggergun   (08.04.12)
yet it's alright for Israelis to be racist towards the Falashahs of Ethiopia shipped in to be domestic servants and cannon fodder for the white European settlers
35. at Alexander
Gabriel ,   Leiden, Netherlands   (08.04.12)
Oh my god! What an entirely disproportionate and mentally deranged response. My advise to you is to get up, put on your shoes, get in your car and shlepp your ass to Abrabanel where they can cure you. As it stands, you are an embarassment to Jews worldwide. Raving lunatic.
36. 16
(08.05.12)
but it is illegal in germany (and she was on the german team) to belong to a nazi group. she did belong and therefore, disqualified.
37. #34
(08.05.12)
you are a lying lunatic. when will your jew hatred stop? when?
38. #36 - Except NDP isn't counted as a Nazi group yet.
Henry from New York ,   Currently in Israel   (08.05.12)
They try to tread as carefully as possible so that they won't be officially labelled as Nazis and banned. It's a situation where everyone knows that X is Y even though it's pretending to be Z and is legally still Z. It will be funny when they're finally banned.
39. what are you talking about?!
gio ,   berlin, germany   (08.06.12)
Gunnar, you have obviously never been to Germany.. There's a very high number of immigrants from all over the worl living here. A lot more than in Sweden btw. Your comment is just hateful and wrong. Neo-Nazis are given a hard time here by the authorities and the radical left. I agree that there's problems in some rural areas in the east but what you're writing ist just complete nonsense. Many of my friends, just like me have a foreign background and this is our home and we live here like everyone else.
40. go back to school
gio ,   berlin, germany   (08.06.12)
ever been to germany? i don't think so. stop the hatespeech, germany's not a dangerous country just because of a few idiots. btw: you find those idiots everywhere, for example in sherbrooke, canada.
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