Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 1/18/03 1:02 PM, "Sebastian Green" <leicafan2003@yahoo.com> wrote: > It was NOT my intention, but I quote from the Usenet > Faq: > > "Yes, but what does it *mean*? > > Aah, now *there's* the real question. > > In case your head has been buried in the sand for the > last sixty years or so, the Nazis were a German > political party lead by Adolf Hitler that slaughtered > upwards of ten-million people that didn't meet their > standards of "ethnic purity" and set off to conquer > Europe and the world in World War II. They are > generally considered the most evil group of > people to live in modern times, except that they came > home and made cameras that have been worshipped as a > near cult ever since." > > I believe the original poster's intent was too extol the virtues of German craftsmanship, especially during the early and middle portions of the last century. Difficult to argue with that, I should think. I don't recall Nazis, Hitler or the Third Reich being part of his statement. This stuff's gotta be flame bait..... _________________________________________ Michael Cahill Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 www.michaelcahill.com mcahill2@comcast.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html