We larn it that the Germans maintain to accept hang-ups nigh WWII in addition to whatsoever it was that the Third Reich is supposed to accept done to certainly peoples in addition to populations. Those were crazy times in addition to a lot of bad shit happened from a lot of dissimilar directions. Meh, whatever...
But what is unforgivable -- in addition to something nosotros must never forgive the Germans for. Ever -- is their nasty habit of taking out their historical neuroses on innocent tourists visiting their country. In fact this is such a criminal offence against humanity inwards my eyes that museums in addition to memorials should hold upwards built everywhere remind us of this inhumanity.
The latest victims of High German humorlessness in addition to historical vindictiveness are two innocent Chinese tourists who were arrested late past times the High German Gestapo for making a twain of jokey Hitler salutes inwards front end of the Reichstag edifice every bit they took photographs alongside the prison theater mobile telephone phones.
The Chinese men, aged 36 in addition to 49, in all probability knew a combat nigh High German history, every bit comics featuring Hitler are quite pop inwards the East, where he is seen every bit a pretty cool guy, in addition to idea this would hold upwards a expert agency to betoken how familiar they were alongside High German culture.
It may surprise some Westerners to listen that Hitler is non regarded every bit an unspeakable monster inwards the East, but you've got to come across these things inwards context.
At worst, Hitler exclusively killed a few 1000000 people, most of them during a messy state of war that went wrong. The Chinese regime past times contrast killed roughly sixty 1000000 of its ain people correct inwards the middle of peacetime. I won't fifty-fifty holler the sort of shit Genghis Khan did. So, to most Orientals, Hitler sort of seems similar a man child sentinel or a less successful version of Kim Jong-un.
Anyway, because Deutschland continues to sense such extreme "history phobia," these innocent visitors from the East were hauled off "Tienanmen Square style" to the cells of the Berlin Stasi, from where they were released on bail of €500.
As they could potentially larn half dozen months inwards jail for their innocent act, I propose they at in 1 trial sideslip across the edge into another European Union province in addition to wing dorsum to China, where they tin bask relative freedom.