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Subject: well its not US history Author: Forest [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 07:50:38 07/10/01 Tue In reply to: Melody 's message, "I think Canadians know more about US history than US themselves!!" on 20:50:44 07/09/01 Mon that's the only topic. It's German History, or European History. I don't think it's accurate to say Hitler was kicked out of Austria. He was of German descent living in Austro-Hungary. Actually born and living in an area between the Danube and Moravia and Bohemia -- I think that was an area that the Hungarians at a much earlier time had encouraged ethnic Germans to settle in, so that it would be populated and make it easier to control the territory. It was by the age of 16 that Hitler became a fervent German nationalist, under the influence of one of his highschool teachers in Austro-Hungary. This was the only teacher to praise Mein Kampf. Hitler lived in Vienna in his early years, lived on the street actually because he would not get regular work only piddled about aspiring to be an artist or architect. As a fervent german nationalist, he joined the German army and fought in WW1. He relied on his military training to catapult his new National Socialist Party into being. Speaking of U.S. vs. German history. Did you know that the U.S. has a memorial to the victims of the holocaust in the nation's capitol? I wonder how the U.S. would feel if the German's put a memorial up for the victims of U.S. slavery on their government grounds in Berlin? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> [> Subject: I guess, tecniqually.It is world history Author: Melody [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:33:15 07/10/01 Tue Since so much of the world was affected and or dragged into war... A little mess from our history... Hey....Watch Thirteen Days...It was/is an awesome movie/account of Russian/US standoff at Cuba in 62..No wonder Kennedy was a hero.He id all the right things...

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: world history Author: Forest [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:51:50 07/10/01 Tue and I'm not disagreeing with you. We USA'ers are a pretty ignorant lot -- the downside of being a superpower. (Hey I thought Canadians were Americans too?)

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Never! Author: Melody [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 22:27:57 07/10/01 Tue My husband says the same damned thing..Canada will be part of NewYork very soon...F*ck that!!! Don't get me wrong..I like the States..LOVE to visit...Even love my Yank relatives (my father is American born) but I am damned proud to be Canadian..We ain't big flag wavers, but most of us are pretty proud of who we are... Canada is a North American country..But in no way are we yankee...LOL We are, for most part, a tamer lot..passive/aggressive as opposed to aggressive..Lots of bark with tiny bites... Lots of maple trees too...And land and lakes... Come visit one day:-)

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Never! Author: Forest [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 05:40:38 07/11/01 Wed We actually had a totally awesome honeymoon in Canada, started at Mt. Robeson and Jasper and headed south from there! I liked lake louise better than Banf, and Yoho National Park was really cool too. Hiked past the site of the Burgess Shale fossil find! The larches and the aspens were a beautiful golden color, and we avoided the bears! I didn't want to imply Canadians were Yankees, but I have heard Canadians say: We're Americans too, we live in N. America, why do yankees think they can claim that name for themselves!!!!! I hope Canada never becomes part of New York! what a scary thought. Did some great ski trips in Canada, including Blanket Glacier Hut (had to be helicoptered in and spent a week in there -- awesome snow, great stars at night) and rock climbing at Squamish, B.C.