die Fortsetzung:
Don't get me wrong. I'm not suggesting that we should have treated
Germany the way we did after World War I, humiliating them into
submission and starving the country to death. Those conditions
certainly created the climate for Hitler to be elected by a majority
of the German people. And since the war, many Germans have lived
their lives denouncing what their parents did. Young Germans today -
if they aren't shaving their heads and beating immigrant domestic
workers - are actually very progressive, pacifist, and well-meaning
individuals who just happen, through no fault of their own, to be
living the good life.
The war may seem like a long time ago, and the work of only a few
evil Nazis, but, according to Daniel Goldhagen, the author of
Hitler's Willing Executioners, the German government has cataloged
more than 330,000 average, everyday Germans who physically
participated in the daily slaughter of the Jews. Thousands of those
Germans are still alive today. In fact, there are over 12 million
Germans still kicking around who were fifteen years or older during
World War II.
And what have these Germans done to make some kind of reparation for
their sins?
"We don't call it reparation," said the woman on the phone at the
German Information Center. "It's restitution." Okay, so how much
"restitution" has Germany decided each life they exterminated is
worth? Well, according to them, nothing. They won't make any
"restitution" for the dead, it was explained to me. But here's the
good news. They will make up for any property loss the Jews suffered.
So if you lost a few candlesticks in the Holocaust, step right up for
your deutsche marks. Lost your life? Too bad. No geld for your loved
ones. But ... if you can prove that you spent "at least six months in
a concentration camp," were "confined in a ghetto," or were "forced
into hiding for a minimum of eighteen months," then you can collect
about $350 to $600 a month from the generous Germans. You say you
were only tortured in Dachau for five months and twenty-nine days?
Too bad! Sue the Germans and you might get a one-time settle ment of
$3,000.
To date, Germany has doled out $68.3 billion in "restitution"
payments. If we break that down for everyone they killed in the
Holocaust, how much is it for each of the 10 million they butchered?
The answer: $6,831.
That's it - $6,831 per mother, father, infant, girl, and boy they
gassed, burned, shot, or buried alive. Not a bad price to pay, if it
means you can end up one day as the wealthiest nation on earth.
As far as I'm concerned, $6,831 per innocent life is not enough. Not
that any amount would be "enough," but my life and your life are
worth a little more than $6,831.
I know some of you are saying, "Hey, Mike, the survivors got to move
to Israel after the war. Didn't giving them that land make it up to
them?" Well, I don't think Israel was actually "given" to them. The
British were ruling the place (then called Palestine), and suddenly
all these Holocaust survivors with nowhere else to go started
arriving and the Brits didn't like that one bit. But they didn't have
the energy to fight the Jewish guerrillas after having just lost most
of their British empire, so they just bagged the place and said,
"Fine, you want this, it's yours." Most Arab residents were not
consulted in the deal.
I have never understood why giving the Holocaust survivors
Palestine/Israel was such a great gift. Have you ever been there?
It's a friggin' desert! There's nothing there! Israelis like to tell
you, "We've made the desert bloom!" Talk about rationalizing
something . . . I'm telling you, it's 100 percent sand, rock, and
more sand. Why did we think we were making it up to them by placing
them in a horrible environment that has cost them even more lives in
more wars? Because the Bible said so? When did the world start going
by that book?
If we had really wanted to do what was right - and punish the Germans
- we should have given the survivors the state of Bavaria. Now,
that's one beautiful piece of real estate! And it would have cost the
Germans plenty. Turning Palestine into Israel didn't hurt the Germans
one single bit. But losing Bavaria to the Jews would have really
kicked those bastards where it counted. Israel has only 10,840 square
miles; Bavaria has over 28,000! Israel has few, if any, natural
resources; Bavaria is rich in minerals, forests, and water. Since the
war, the Israelis have been surrounded by hostile enemies who want
them dead; Bavaria is surrounded by the beautiful Alps containing a
few goats and those three guys in the Ricola commercial. I guess it's
probably too late to correct this mistake by moving Tel Aviv to
Munich and forcing the Germans to go and try to make the desert
bloom.
I'd say that Germany got off real easy. Only 20 percent of its war
criminals were ever put on trial. Many who fought in World War n are
still alive. And where do you think they all are today?
Florida!
It's true. Tens of thousands of Germans, many of them of World War II
age, have permanently moved to the state of Florida. German
investment in Florida has increased by nearly 200 percent in the past
five years. According to the Tampa Tribune, together with the
British, the Germans provide over 50 percent of the total
manufacturing jobs in Florida. They have over $1.8 billion invested
in the state. Over on the southwest coast, just in the counties of
Collier, Lee, and Charlotte, there are as many as 86,000 Germans.
On a recent trip to southwest Florida, I arrived at the airport in
Fort Myers, which has extended its runway so that nonstop jumbo jets
to and from Germany can land there. I noticed German flags flying
from houses. Everywhere I went there were signs that were printed in
German: RAUCHEN VERBOTEN! - NO SMOKING. Menus in restaurants were
printed in English and German. They are buying up property and
businesses and settling in for the good life. And more and more of
their friends from the fatherland are joining them.
I am of two minds regarding this German invasion of Florida. On the
one hand, I hate Florida. It's full of bugs, humidity, and stupid
people running around with guns. And it's got those nutty Cuban
exiles. If there were a pair of scissors big enough, I wish we
couldjust snip the state where it hangs off the rest of the country.
There is a part of me that likes the fact that all these ex-Nazis are
moving there to terrorize the people of Florida. Serves them right.
The Right-Wing Cubans versus the Geriatric SS in a fight to the
finish! I'd pay money to watch that one on Pay-Per-View.
On the other hand, it is ironic that right there in south Florida are
thousands of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. Is it right that
those Jewish men and women who fortunately survived the Germans'
slaughter should have to be reading menus written in German to
accommodate their new "neighbors"? I don't think so.
I have a solution. We all know that Florida is infamous for German
tourists being murdered there. I do not believe this phenomenon is
the result of gang-related violence. I think it's payback time. One
by one, the survivors are getting their revenge. Somebody with a
sense of justice has armed the elderly residents of Miami Beach,
pointed them in the direction of Fort Myers, and let them loose to
even the score. Who would have thought that the Germans would make it
this easy for them, foolishly moving to the area that contains the
highest concentration of Jews outside of New York? What were these
Jerries thinking - that the Moskowitzes were going to "live and let
live," and "turn the other cheek"? Obviously these Germans forgot
about the tote board.
I say arm every bingo player south of Fort Lauderdale and let's
celebrate the real end of World War II. So - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE,
KLAUS! And Happy 50th Anniversary
Don't get me wrong. I'm not suggesting that we should have treated
Germany the way we did after World War I, humiliating them into
submission and starving the country to death. Those conditions
certainly created the climate for Hitler to be elected by a majority
of the German people. And since the war, many Germans have lived
their lives denouncing what their parents did. Young Germans today -
if they aren't shaving their heads and beating immigrant domestic
workers - are actually very progressive, pacifist, and well-meaning
individuals who just happen, through no fault of their own, to be
living the good life.
The war may seem like a long time ago, and the work of only a few
evil Nazis, but, according to Daniel Goldhagen, the author of
Hitler's Willing Executioners, the German government has cataloged
more than 330,000 average, everyday Germans who physically
participated in the daily slaughter of the Jews. Thousands of those
Germans are still alive today. In fact, there are over 12 million
Germans still kicking around who were fifteen years or older during
World War II.
And what have these Germans done to make some kind of reparation for
their sins?
"We don't call it reparation," said the woman on the phone at the
German Information Center. "It's restitution." Okay, so how much
"restitution" has Germany decided each life they exterminated is
worth? Well, according to them, nothing. They won't make any
"restitution" for the dead, it was explained to me. But here's the
good news. They will make up for any property loss the Jews suffered.
So if you lost a few candlesticks in the Holocaust, step right up for
your deutsche marks. Lost your life? Too bad. No geld for your loved
ones. But ... if you can prove that you spent "at least six months in
a concentration camp," were "confined in a ghetto," or were "forced
into hiding for a minimum of eighteen months," then you can collect
about $350 to $600 a month from the generous Germans. You say you
were only tortured in Dachau for five months and twenty-nine days?
Too bad! Sue the Germans and you might get a one-time settle ment of
$3,000.
To date, Germany has doled out $68.3 billion in "restitution"
payments. If we break that down for everyone they killed in the
Holocaust, how much is it for each of the 10 million they butchered?
The answer: $6,831.
That's it - $6,831 per mother, father, infant, girl, and boy they
gassed, burned, shot, or buried alive. Not a bad price to pay, if it
means you can end up one day as the wealthiest nation on earth.
As far as I'm concerned, $6,831 per innocent life is not enough. Not
that any amount would be "enough," but my life and your life are
worth a little more than $6,831.
I know some of you are saying, "Hey, Mike, the survivors got to move
to Israel after the war. Didn't giving them that land make it up to
them?" Well, I don't think Israel was actually "given" to them. The
British were ruling the place (then called Palestine), and suddenly
all these Holocaust survivors with nowhere else to go started
arriving and the Brits didn't like that one bit. But they didn't have
the energy to fight the Jewish guerrillas after having just lost most
of their British empire, so they just bagged the place and said,
"Fine, you want this, it's yours." Most Arab residents were not
consulted in the deal.
I have never understood why giving the Holocaust survivors
Palestine/Israel was such a great gift. Have you ever been there?
It's a friggin' desert! There's nothing there! Israelis like to tell
you, "We've made the desert bloom!" Talk about rationalizing
something . . . I'm telling you, it's 100 percent sand, rock, and
more sand. Why did we think we were making it up to them by placing
them in a horrible environment that has cost them even more lives in
more wars? Because the Bible said so? When did the world start going
by that book?
If we had really wanted to do what was right - and punish the Germans
- we should have given the survivors the state of Bavaria. Now,
that's one beautiful piece of real estate! And it would have cost the
Germans plenty. Turning Palestine into Israel didn't hurt the Germans
one single bit. But losing Bavaria to the Jews would have really
kicked those bastards where it counted. Israel has only 10,840 square
miles; Bavaria has over 28,000! Israel has few, if any, natural
resources; Bavaria is rich in minerals, forests, and water. Since the
war, the Israelis have been surrounded by hostile enemies who want
them dead; Bavaria is surrounded by the beautiful Alps containing a
few goats and those three guys in the Ricola commercial. I guess it's
probably too late to correct this mistake by moving Tel Aviv to
Munich and forcing the Germans to go and try to make the desert
bloom.
I'd say that Germany got off real easy. Only 20 percent of its war
criminals were ever put on trial. Many who fought in World War n are
still alive. And where do you think they all are today?
Florida!
It's true. Tens of thousands of Germans, many of them of World War II
age, have permanently moved to the state of Florida. German
investment in Florida has increased by nearly 200 percent in the past
five years. According to the Tampa Tribune, together with the
British, the Germans provide over 50 percent of the total
manufacturing jobs in Florida. They have over $1.8 billion invested
in the state. Over on the southwest coast, just in the counties of
Collier, Lee, and Charlotte, there are as many as 86,000 Germans.
On a recent trip to southwest Florida, I arrived at the airport in
Fort Myers, which has extended its runway so that nonstop jumbo jets
to and from Germany can land there. I noticed German flags flying
from houses. Everywhere I went there were signs that were printed in
German: RAUCHEN VERBOTEN! - NO SMOKING. Menus in restaurants were
printed in English and German. They are buying up property and
businesses and settling in for the good life. And more and more of
their friends from the fatherland are joining them.
I am of two minds regarding this German invasion of Florida. On the
one hand, I hate Florida. It's full of bugs, humidity, and stupid
people running around with guns. And it's got those nutty Cuban
exiles. If there were a pair of scissors big enough, I wish we
couldjust snip the state where it hangs off the rest of the country.
There is a part of me that likes the fact that all these ex-Nazis are
moving there to terrorize the people of Florida. Serves them right.
The Right-Wing Cubans versus the Geriatric SS in a fight to the
finish! I'd pay money to watch that one on Pay-Per-View.
On the other hand, it is ironic that right there in south Florida are
thousands of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. Is it right that
those Jewish men and women who fortunately survived the Germans'
slaughter should have to be reading menus written in German to
accommodate their new "neighbors"? I don't think so.
I have a solution. We all know that Florida is infamous for German
tourists being murdered there. I do not believe this phenomenon is
the result of gang-related violence. I think it's payback time. One
by one, the survivors are getting their revenge. Somebody with a
sense of justice has armed the elderly residents of Miami Beach,
pointed them in the direction of Fort Myers, and let them loose to
even the score. Who would have thought that the Germans would make it
this easy for them, foolishly moving to the area that contains the
highest concentration of Jews outside of New York? What were these
Jerries thinking - that the Moskowitzes were going to "live and let
live," and "turn the other cheek"? Obviously these Germans forgot
about the tote board.
I say arm every bingo player south of Fort Lauderdale and let's
celebrate the real end of World War II. So - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE,
KLAUS! And Happy 50th Anniversary