Gal Giap, aged 102, is dead

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by The Stranger

except that he wasnt elected... but appointed.

consider this situation, the "voorzitter van de 2e kamer" (president of the house of representatives) stages a coup and becomes the next leader and dictator of the netherlands. however this person has been appointed to his office by political "backroom" talks and not by any direct form of democratic election. so while the appointment is a legal decision by the democratic government, you cant say that person was elected as if it was the "will of the people" which seems to me what kadagar is trying to do when he is saying that hitler was elected. that the german people got what they wanted and deserved, what they voted for etc etc...

---

It still works like that here in the Netherlands

Frags, I have to admire your tenacity. It's a tad quixotic, but therein lies your unique appeal.

Oh shoo ;)

So he was democratically appointed, not elected...?

That's what the fuss is about?

By such standards we must hold Stalin to be just as "democratic" as Hitler...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Montmorency

By such standards we must hold Stalin to be just as "democratic" as Hitler...

---

lol. It's just how it works. The national-socialists won the elections and Hitler was made top-dog. If you compare that to Russia I have no other choice than calling your mother and tell her that she failed to teach you basic history and political theory. Among others.

Quote:

---

The national-socialists won the elections and Hitler was made top-dog.

---

While history didn't actually proceed as laid out here, I will concede that Fragony is correct as he almost always is about such things (i.e. all things).

Thanks for setting the record straight Frags. Though I actually agreed with you the whole time - after all, one must be well-prepared to even consider contradicting Fragony - it is totally understandable that you would rebuke me for my errors. Not being nearly as articulate or coherent of thought as you are, Fragony, I ended up writing a crappy and sycophantic post that did no more than ride on the coattails of the excellent work advancing your thesis you had heretofore produced in the thread. I can see now that you didn't really misunderstand my post, but were instead employing your wisdom to teach me a fine lesson in argumentative writing, critical thought, and historiography.

I must simultaneously thank and apologize to you, the one for setting aside some of your valuable and ever-reflective time to educate one so hopelessly callow, nescient and unrefined as myself, the other for ultimately having caused you to expend your precious resources in vain on my unworthy character.

Just know that, for whatever it's worth, you continue to inspire me and countless other inferior specimens on these Web boards as well as in the disconnected realms, by your shining intellectual example.

Shine on, you beautiful star.

:bow:

You are really good at saying 'you suck', I usually keep it to the words itself, I am a purist. Your more baroque aproach is certainly refreshing.

So is beer by the way I think I'll have one cheers mia muca

Open Request for Moderators:

We have no passed through the Godwin zone and into the Godwin/Soviet interface.

Thread is tired and needs a nap.

Preparing to breach the Godwin/Soviet interface!
Jettisoning logic modules and readying emoticons!
Full speed ahead!!!
:on_void:

Disregard Frags and the thread's ok...

As a sidenote, that should be under "Welcome to the Backroom (FAQ)"

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Kadagar_AV

Pre-Edited

---

If the thread would have to be closed it would be here.