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Posted by:
aunt bea ^Ž

12/22/2016, 09:02:03
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Hey John, I guess you do realize that a bunch of the links on the top of the page are no longer pointing to existing websites. You might want to take the 5 minutes to delete them. It probably doesn't help the search engine ranking of the forum having those.

Best, AB

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Posted by:
DCcultmember ^Ž

12/23/2016, 01:08:26
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Cynthia ^Ž

12/23/2016, 16:38:58
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Hey, Bea,

I'm been thinking about you since the Berlin attack, hoping you'd let us know you are well.

Merry Christmas and please be safe!!!

Love,
Cynthia

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Posted by:
aunt bea ^Ž

12/24/2016, 04:22:57
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Thanks Cynthia, I appreciate your concern. We are all okay. A friend of a work colleague of mine was there though and witnessed the whole thing. She was/is of course very traumatized.

In general that attitude in Berlin has been one of extreme resilience. People have been going about their day and not allowing it to cower them.

I guess everyone was expecting something like this to happen anyway. For myself it has been on my mind for a while. There are a lot of circumstances in Berlin like Christmas markets and flea markets with crowds of people in open spaces. Whenever I am in that situation I find myself thinking about the possibility of a terrorist attack at that moment and even considering my options. Crazy times we live in. So much different than the free days of our youth.

The day after the attack I had lunch with the parents of an Indian colleague of mine. They were talking about the way this has been their condition since the early 90s since the first bomb attacks in Bombay. People are very vigilant.

Much love and happy holidays to you and everyone else here. My family and I are having some very dark times right now for totally other reasons. But today and the days to come will I hope be happy ones for us all.

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Posted by:
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12/24/2016, 11:01:14
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I heard a few Berliners interviewed on the radio and was impressed by their calmness and stoicism. For a brief moment I felt proud to be German, and then I remembered I'm not.

Sorry to hear you're having more than one calamity at a time. They really should come in ones.

All the best anyway,

John

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"Calm and stoic"?
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Jim ^Ž

12/25/2016, 22:34:06
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Please tell me on the other forum why that's an effective and principled response as opposed to a weak and ineffectual one in the face of this growing menance.

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01/01/2017, 21:35:29
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Rejecting cultural genocide is not racism. Some countries have it in their constitution not to allow a demographically overwhelming cultural force. It hope its not too late for Europe.

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Posted by:
aunt bea ^Ž

12/26/2016, 05:45:25
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I appreciate your thoughts.

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