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Change Kitchener's name back to Berlin?
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06-18-2020, 10:38 AM
(06-17-2020, 10:07 PM)jwilliamson Wrote: If Kitchener is going to be renamed, I don't think we should switch from honouring the instigator of the second-worst genocide in southern Africa from 1900-1910 to honouring the instigators of the worst genocide in that area.

The Nazi Regime lasted all of 12 years. Returning Kitchener to being called "Berlin" is not honouring the Nazis.

As person of ethnic German (Amish Mennonite) background, I cannot adequately explain to you just how offensive it is that you would equate "German" with "Nazi".
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RE: Change Kitchener's name back to Berlin? - by Bytor - 06-18-2020, 10:38 AM
RE: ION -- Name that train - by BuildingScout - 11-24-2014, 06:42 PM
RE: ION -- Name that train - by ookpik - 11-24-2014, 07:20 PM
RE: ION -- Name that train - by panamaniac - 11-24-2014, 07:48 PM
RE: ION -- Name that train - by MacBerry - 11-24-2014, 09:59 PM
RE: ION -- Name that train - by zanate - 11-25-2014, 09:59 AM
RE: ION -- Name that train - by jgsz - 11-25-2014, 10:37 AM
RE: ION -- Name that train - by ookpik - 11-25-2014, 01:11 PM
RE: ION -- Name that train - by BuildingScout - 11-25-2014, 01:40 PM
RE: ION -- Name that train - by jeffster - 06-17-2020, 12:40 PM
RE: ION -- Name that train - by MidTowner - 11-25-2014, 02:46 PM
RE: ION -- Name that train - by nms - 11-25-2014, 04:41 PM

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