University apologizes for using Nazi general's quote to motivate students

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June 22, 2018, 11:57 PM

Rightwire

University apologizes for using Nazi general's quote to motivate students

I recall a comment made by an Army Officer in a documentary about Desert Storm. They had taken many prisoners and loaded them in the back of his Bradley. One of the prisoners noticed a picture of Rommel taped to the inside and asked "why do you have a picture of your old enemy?"

His driver responded "Shut up, and if you'd spent more time learning about him, you wouldn't be sitting in the back of my track"

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June 23, 2018, 06:50 AM

MrToad

While they're at it, shouldn't they be banning Mercedes Benzes, BMWs, Porsches, Maybachs, Volkswagons, and such since one could show how these companies supported the Reich's war machine?

EDIT: Dang it, those kids will have to stop driving Japanese cars, and oh yes, Italian sportcars because several of those companies/industries supported the Axis.

If they really want to be logically and ethically consistent.

Double edit: I guess Patton should be posthumously reprimanded for having read Rommel's book!

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June 23, 2018, 10:37 AM

JALLEN

quote:
Originally posted by MrToad:
While they're at it, shouldn't they be banning Mercedes Benzes, BMWs, Porsches, Maybachs, Volkswagons, and such since one could show how these companies supported the Reich's war machine?

EDIT: Dang it, those kids will have to stop driving Japanese cars, and oh yes, Italian sportcars because several of those companies/industries supported the Axis.

If they really want to be logically and ethically consistent.

Double edit: I guess Patton should be posthumously reprimanded for having read Rommel's book!

Logic and ethics are not involved here, and maybe not even practiced any more in universities.

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June 23, 2018, 04:20 PM

Fenris

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Originally posted by MrToad:
Double edit: I guess Patton should be posthumously reprimanded for having read Rommel's book!

Patton should be reprimanded for being too aggressive. Someone could have gotten hurt.