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Thus, I was being mildly sarcastic about the German scientists ability to speak German.
by zunzun 8y ago
Thus, I was being mildly sarcastic about the German scientists ability to speak German.
- eesmith 8y agoIt came across as a comment by someone very ignorant of the history around the German nuclear program. Not only was it nonsensical for Weizsäcker specifically, Heisenberg was attacked by proponents of the "Deutsche Physik" movement, who had a particular hatred of the "Jewish physics" which turned out to be so useful for nuclear weapons development. They believed Heisenberg wasn't German enough - a 'White Jew'. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Physik https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Physik Your sarcastic comment also suggests that the physicists on the German nuclear project weren't German enough to even speak German well. For anyone who knows the history, your attempt at humor instead comes across as a continuation of the anti-Semitic smear attack on Heisenberg. Since that isn't what you meant, it means that you don't know anywhere near enough of the history to be at the point where you should be comfortable in making sarcastic comments.
- zunzun 8y agoConsider me to have been properly and most righteously chastised.