though I am not 'der älteste Abonnent der Neuen Freien Presse' (Kraus,
Die letzten Tage der Menschheit),my impressions is that maintaining the
"Sachlichkeit" of the list comprises a strong tendency towards
"purification", sort of listexit - that is fought with very good reasons
by list members on other occasions. And no, this is not a plea for
(over)simplifications - more for keeping things as complicated as they
are - 'es gibt kein richtiges Leben im falschen'...
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Am 2016-10-18 10:36, schrieb Hans Hahn:
> Dear list members,
>
> I am rather puzzled about the furore caused by Steven Jefferson’s
> use of the ‘N word’. The use of this word with reference to Israel
> and the USA is obviously stupid, since it oversimplifies matters. But,
> as someone who has himself been guilty of exaggeration, overstatement
> and – yes – stupidity, I would hope that his offence will not lead
> to exclusion. Many of our much studied writers, e.g. Grass, Walser et
> al. have been guilty of publishing exaggerated and outrageous
> material, should we exclude their work from our studies? Maybe
> ‘Nazism’ was unique and the word should therefore only be used in
> historical studies. However, we witness again political and
> socio-cultural phenomena which are related, Trump may be one such
> case, nearer home there is Pegida or the Austrian Freedom Party.
> Surely none of us really suggest that we should not speak out against
> such movements?
>
> Hans Hahn, a very old subscriber, still attempting to be liberal
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