stupid Germans ..... was : RE: For the D&D crew

[scirocco@macslut.org ('84 Scirocco)]

Well, that=B9s one argument - the same as saying the Nazi flag is part of
German heritage and should be flown  "with pride".

Anyhow, you can make both conservative and liberal valid arguments on this
point, but do we really need to do it on this list?

Greg


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'84 VW Scirocco
'01 Ford Focus
St. Louis, MO

> From: "Dan" <dan.czech@verizon.net>
> Reply-To: <danws69@earthlink.net>
> Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 13:58:42 -0600
> To: "'Dirk Schneider'" <Scirocco@t-online.de>,    "'Josh Hignight'"
> <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>,    <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: RE: stupid Germans ..... was : RE: For the D&D crew
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> HEY!
> I resemble that remark!
> (it's a Southern flag, not western....fyi)
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> I'm about to get flamed to a crisp, but the Rebel flag is an important pa=
rt
> of our heritage, even though it WASN'T the flag of the confederacy....
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> Fly it with pride Dirk!
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> Dan
> Tam-pa, FL
> '87 16v Scirocco
> '81 Rabbit Sportruck
> '00 Jetta
> http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dirk Schneider
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 14:06
> To: Josh Hignight; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: stupid Germans ..... was : RE: For the D&D crew
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> Until I was told by some list members I wasn't aware either that the
> Rebel-flag is considered offensive and negative for most US people.
> I have to admit that it also was just a "cool american flag" for me too
> before I was told that in fact it is not.
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> Most of us Germans are of the ( wrong ) opinion this flag symbolizes the
> "good old wildwest adventures" of the admired USA
> that we all know out of so many movies.
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> Please don't be too angry with the people here who use this flag,
> it's just that they don't know the real historic background.
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> Thanks !
> Dirk
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Josh Hignight" <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>
> To: "'Dirk Schneider'" <Scirocco@t-online.de>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 5:09 PM
> Subject:
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> ACK!
> I never knew VW made a Georgia/Florida/Alabama/Carolina edition Scirocco!=
?!?
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> Scary...  :P
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> Joshua Hignight
> Student Services/Technical Services
> New Mexico Campus
> (505) 821-4800
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SCIROCCO2@t-online.de [mailto:SCIROCCO2@t-online.de]
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 11:21 PM
> To: Jeffrey Lowe; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: For the D&D crew
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> Hello,
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>> rebel flag. But now that I recall, I actually remember
>> seeing a German Scirocco with a Rebel flag front
>> license plate two weeks ago. Basically the whole world
>> has gone silly!
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> U.S. flags are popular on german Sciroccos.
> http://www.scirocco2.de/gross_39.jpg
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> most people here love the USA but have no exact idea what the certain fla=
gs
> stand for.
> ( or maybe they do ? )
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> Greets
> Dirk
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