Sorry I find your username an insult to the thousands of soldiers that gave their lives to keep our country free. What on earth gave you the idea? Surprised you haven't been asked to change it.
I agree and find this poster to be vile
you don't know me yet come out with that assumption.......... clueless vulture, you're reading far too much into your imagination.I agree and find this poster to be vile
mugs game Falkor, why get involved .saying that it seems to attract a fair bit of discussion , agree ?I don't get on with vulture on here much but I agree with him, all das ever post is shut relating to football violence in someway, I genuinely think he thinks it's cool, but I also think his never been in a fight at a football match.
you don't know me yet come out with that assumption.......... clueless vulture, you're reading far too much into your imagination.
However one may feel about another member, lets not fall into the trap of abuse (friendly advice )
Tony dont you think the username is vile and an insult ?
Yes, it's used to cause a reaction. It's more commonly referred to as attention seeking.
Yes, it's used to cause a reaction. It's more commonly referred to as attention seeking.
so why do the mods allow it? I find it an insult to the memory of both my grandfathers that fought the nazi bastards in ww2 so the likes of this poster could have freedom.
Tony dont you think the username is vile and an insult ?
So, are you not going to explain your username? I might be wrong; you might be a Germanophile with a love for German culture – but if you were, why would you choose a name like 'Das Reich' over, for example, 'Die Blumen', 'Der Wischer', 'Die Hure', etc. Why choose a word which, like 'Volk', has pretty problematic connotations, to the extent that it seems like you're advocating an ideology founded in eugenics (culminating in the murder of millions), thereby advocating, indeirectly, racial hatred. So could you please explain?
Volk? Means people are you offend by a volkswagen or the reichstag?
Of course, as with all language, it's all about context. Found this on Wikipedia (sorry!) might be helpful:
'A number of previously neutral words used by the Nazis have later taken on negative connotations in German (e.g. Führer or Heil); while in many contexts Reich is not one of them (Frankreich, France; Römisches Reich, Roman Empire), it can imply German imperialism or strong nationalism if it is used to describe a political or governmental entity. Reich has thus not been used in official terminology since 1945, though it is still found in the name of the Reichstag building, which since 1999 has housed the German federal parliament, the Bundestag. The decision not to rename the Reichstag building was taken only after long debate in the Bundestag; even then, it is described officially as Reichstag - Sitz des Bundestages (Reichstag, seat of the Bundestag).'
Volk, again, is a matter of context. Some Germans still see the word as having overt racial connotations.
My point with Das Reich's username is that he hasn't given a reason for why he uses this particular word (instead prefering to tell me to 'bore of [sic]' and to 'go and read a good book', which I think he considers an insult. All I asked him for was for an explanation of his username as I'm curious.
I am sure we all know why he uses it.