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[Thomas Eckhardt]

Call her 'Mutti', call her 'bank-owned', call her 'industry-owned', 
insult her for executing the interests of the German economy to the 
detriment of the peoples in southern Europe etc., I won't object. In 
fact, I have been telling these things for years to everyone who cares 
to listen. One thing Merkel is certainly not, though, is a Nazi. Words 
have meanings, and 'Nazi' has a rather specific meaning. And 'Nazi 
bitch'? Really, how low can you go? "Angela. She Wolf of the SS"?

Ah, I just realised, Merkel is female. You are not used to a female head 
of government, are you?

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

But I assume in Alice's favour that this is part of having fun with 
language and polemics and all and has nothing to do with good old 
jingoism and even better and older misogyny.

Back to the news from the election, hoping that Merkel does not get an 
absolute majority.

Thomas









Am 22.09.2013 17:30, schrieb Rich:
> I think 'Mutti' fits rather well
>
>
>
> On Sep 22, 2013, at 9:07 AM, alice wellintown 
> <alicewellintown at gmail.com <mailto:alicewellintown at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>>
>> As newt Gingrich said of Hilary, she's a bitch.
>>
>> How did he know she was a witch?
>>
>> Why, she turned him into a Newt.
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, September 22, 2013, David Morris wrote:
>>
>>     Agreed.
>>     Bank-owned might be better.
>>
>>     On Saturday, September 21, 2013, Thomas Eckhardt wrote:
>>
>>         Am 21.09.2013 13:25, schrieb alice wellintown:
>>
>>             That nazi bitch that Germany will soon re-elect makes the
>>             fasciust in Japan look like Ronald Ray-Gun.
>>
>>         There are a lot of things to be said against Angela Merkel
>>         and her politics. "Nazi bitch", as much as I like hyperbole
>>         and dislike Merkel, is not among them.
>>
>>         Thomas
>>

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