definitely interesting stuff on that blog. When I was in school in germany I always kind of felt like the germans were ashamed of their history (at least my generation was), and ashamed of being german. WW II was pounded into our heads every year (rightfully so) and was never swept under the table. hence it is interesting to me that people are saying that the germans are coloring WW II in a way that makes them seem just as much victims as anyone else. I hesitate to believe that. I'll have to go to the website to find some stories on what is being said.
in regards to an earlier blog from you, C, philly is currently in the throes of a huge city hall financial scandal with FBI investigation, mostly surrounding an official receiving monies from several prominent business owners for no "real" reason. The mayor of philly is trying to distance himself from the whole thing and act like nothing is going on. he kind of reminds me of the mayor of townsville (from the Powerpuff girls). considering how mismanaged philly is and the huge financial problems the city has, this is really disgusting.
on another philly downer note, legislation baning cigarette smoking in bars and restaurants failed to be decided on, and is on the back burner. basically it was withdrawn after the vote began and the backers realized that it would not pass. ho hum. guess we'll still have to breathe cancer here in philly when we got out. YAH!
otherwise, things are good. weather is AWESOME!
love,
H
- posted by H @ 4/07/2005 04:29:00 PM