Israeli's praise of life in Germany sets off fury on Facebook

[gotbeer]

Israeli's praise of life in Germany sets off fury on Facebook

 

Thoughts?

[arch stanton]

If a man decides he'd rather live in a thriving European metropolis instead of a scorched desert with constant war then who am I to judge?

[Amazing Larry]

People change and places change. If I had to pick between living in Germany or Israel I'd pick Germany every time.

[mtangelsfan]

See both sides, especially from the older generation that actually lived through or whose parents lived through it.

 

Also understand wanting to leave an area of strife.  However I can tell you that anti-semitism is alive and well in Europe.  They hate them some jews. 

[sneaky_flute]

Israel should be wiped off the ****ing map. 

[TobiasFunke]

That's pretty classy of you to say that bluegreenmisery

[mtangelsfan]

See both sides, especially from the older generation that actually lived through or whose parents lived through it.

 

Also understand wanting to leave an area of strife.  However I can tell you that anti-semitism is alive and well in Europe.  They hate them some jews. 

 

and Texas I see.

[nate]

MT nailed it.  Really the older generations won't let it go, which is understandable.  Newer generations are less concerned with it.

Edited October 28, 2014 by nate

[Tank]

live where it's safe and where you're comfortable.

[Adam]

It is hard for Westerners, particularly Americans to wrap their heads around it. We're very individualistic. Most people in other parts of the world are all about their family (past, present and future) and culture as a whole. 

[Hollyw00d]

Am I the only one that sees the irony in this?

[Blarg]

Israel should be wiped off the ****ing map.

Who would have thought Gay Texans are the new Nazis?

[Blarg]

Am I the only one that sees the irony in this?

It can be a little perplexing considering history but then again we have a flood of illegal immigrants that are seeking a better life here.

[Hollyw00d]

No I meant its ironic that a set of people that claim to be victims of Nazi Germany and hate (even though most of the real victims are dead or elderly), practice the same ways of thinking themselves.

its equivalent to black people today complaining about and hating white people because of slavery.

[Blarg]

I think you missed the difference between defending borders and causing two World wars.

[Hollyw00d]

No, I didn't. Defending the borders has nothing to do with what I'm saying

[nate]

I missed the part where Israelis are mass murdering people just because.

[TobiasFunke]

And they're off!

 

Here's to another thread turning into an Israel v Palestine fight

Edited October 28, 2014 by TobiasFunke

[Hollyw00d]

I missed the part where Israelis are mass murdering people just because.

lol.

[mtangelsfan]

No I meant its ironic that a set of people that claim to be victims of Nazi Germany and hate (even though most of the real victims are dead or elderly), practice the same ways of thinking themselves.

its equivalent to black people today complaining about and hating white people because of slavery.

 

Wait.  Claim to be?

 

WTF?

[Hollyw00d]

What percentage of Israelis have been oppressed directly by Germany?

[mtangelsfan]

Now you are just being idiotic.  

[nate]

It is incredibly short sighted to suggest that mass genocide does not cascade for many generations.

[Amazing Larry]

What percentage of Israelis have been oppressed directly by Germany?

 

It was found that at the end of 2008, there were some 233,700 Holocaust survivors living in Israel. Study estimates predict that the number will decrease in the coming years to 143,900 in 2015 and46,900 in 2025. The survivor population is aging: at the end of 2008, some 7% were under the age of 70 and 45% were over the age of 80; in 2015, two-thirds will be 80+ and in 2020-25, almost all the survivors will be these ages.

 

http://brookdale.jdc.org.il/?CategoryID=192&ArticleID=161

 

Estimated population of Israel is a little over 8 million. So about 2.5% I guess.

Edited October 28, 2014 by Lawrence

[Adam]

How many Jews would exist today if not for Nazi Germany?