Quote from: OutOfMemory on March 18, 2020, 09:07:01 PM

[ excruciatingly tortuous attempt to justify a bad analogy, made worse by an attempt to explain to me stuff that I know 100x better than he does ]

There:

Quote from: nullius on March 16, 2020, 09:22:01 PM

Quote from: OutOfMemory on March 16, 2020, 12:13:18 PM

So there was Hitler, born in Austria, infected almost the whole of Europe.
Today there is Tyrol, infecting half of Europe with SARS-CoV-2.

You win the prize for the stupidest rhetoric of the day. And today, the competition is extraordinary!

Here:

Quote from: OutOfMemory on March 18, 2020, 07:42:49 PM

I see, you still didn't get behind the connection of the comparison. As i said before, it's complicated.

Quote from: nullius on March 18, 2020, 08:17:18 PM

almost comically stereotypical national-guilt nonsense

For privacy reasons, I will not disclose my own nationality (or even my timezone), But with sincere apologies to my German friends (who are NOT LIKE THIS), I think that I just met the real Jürgen.

~~Jürgen the german~~ OutOfMemory in london
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EAuaNnsXy4

(With thanks to my English friends. I dont watch TV.)

I just reread OutOfMemorys posts in Jürgens voice. Much better that way. :-)

There:

Quote from: nullius on March 16, 2020, 09:22:01 PM

Quote from: OutOfMemory on March 16, 2020, 12:13:18 PM

I feel ashamed.

EDIT: And angry.

Oh, I get it, anonymous screen name who implicitly claims to be of German or Austrian background: Due to our history, we need to somehow make sure to blame the coronavirus on Germans.

Quote from: OutOfMemory on March 16, 2020, 04:13:36 PM

That comparison with Hitler is hard to understand for people that have no german or austrian background.

Here:

Quote from: OutOfMemory on March 18, 2020, 07:42:49 PM

I see, you still didn't get behind the connection of the comparison. As i said before, it's complicated.

[...]

...you're trying to project onto me

Quote from: OutOfMemory on March 18, 2020, 09:07:01 PM

I hope my limited, non-native english did not create more room for misunderstanding than i already created by said comparison.

No problem. Do you understand what I mean by saying in English, due to our history? If you do, then you should have known that I understood you completely, straight from my first reply to you.

N.b. that regardless of what languages I do or dont speak, I have friends all over the world, including in Germany and Austria. Although they are highly intelligent, many of them have English skills far worse than yours. I am accustomed to that.

Quote from: OutOfMemory on March 18, 2020, 09:07:01 PM

Adolf was a promising austrian artist (painter) when he was young. He applied at the university of arts in vienna, but his portfolio didn't include enough drawings of heads, as the auditor wrote in his notes. This was the start of young hitler turning from a bohemian artist into a frustrated working class member, who got caught by antisemitic speech and decided to engange in politics.

Now, for the sake of the comparison i drew, are you willing to accept that many cases of Covid19 in Europe AND the misery that hitler brought to Europe BOTH were caused by a single bad decision of an austrian principal, in both cases.

Since you are such an expert on this bit of history, quelle surprise that you forgot the part where he was directed to apply to architecture school. Also, no, I am NOT willing to accept what you said: Your whole historiography of WWII causes is bollocks.

I do realize that WWII happened because Hitler didnt get into art school is indeed a quite popular version of TV-level history; and coming from you, with the surreal twist of pinning it on a single bad decision of an Austrian principal, it does work perfectly in Jürgens voice.

Quote from: OutOfMemory on March 16, 2020, 12:13:18 PM

I feel ashamed.

EDIT: And angry.

Quote from: OutOfMemory on March 18, 2020, 09:07:01 PM

Now, back on topic please

Indeed. I have made my point. I suggest that you try to think it over, instead of presuming to treat me to a lecture about all of this. Though Youtube has more Jurgen videos, if you are inclined to continue this discussion.