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Incident in Germany

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maddyone Thu 13-Feb-25 11:01:24

I’ve just seen reported on SkyNews that an incident has just taken place in Germany, Munich I think. A car involved and twenty people have been injured, some critically. The driver has been detained by the police. Maybe he/she was drunk or very elderly, I don’t know.
It’s very sad, prayers for the injured.

Iam64 Fri 14-Feb-25 07:00:47

The D/m on line has photographs of the alleged attacker. He’s involved in drug related crime according to police. He’s a body builder, steroids??

BlueBelle Fri 14-Feb-25 07:29:53

Hatred breeds hatred, so circular, so destructive for everyone involved
The only way forward is to teach our young people from all countries and from young how to love how to accept and how to forgive When I see young children on protest marches on the shoulders of their fathers shouting hatred I know the world is dammed
Ms Merkle tried she was a good politician

I think the climate change must wipe us all out and then they can start again with love not hate ….but we ll never know

BlueBelle Fri 14-Feb-25 07:31:46

Wyllow I just wish we wouldn't tar all with the same brush
I so agree

Iam64 Fri 14-Feb-25 07:38:41

My reading of literature and accounts of the lives of Holocaust survivors confirms they carried the horrors throughout their lives. Despite this, so many survivors built good lives and didn’t seek vengeance by targeting innocent civilians.
Manchester Imperial War Museum had an exhibition of photographs of survivors, many in their 90’s, surrounded by the large families that wouldn’t have existed if they hadn’t survived. One was a former colleague of mine. One of The remarkable things was the number of doctors, lawyers, teachers, professors etc in these families.

escaped Fri 14-Feb-25 09:16:00

That's an interesting thought about the need for revenge in some people Iam64.
I think those who place human values at the centre of their lives, above anything else, rise above seeking revenge. You can of course still "enjoy" your own religion while doing this.

Actually there was a group of Jews who sought revenge in post war Germany. I think their plans were to poison thousands of Germans, maybe in their drinking water or foods?

Everyone has a choice in life to be good or evil. Be kind, is not such a stupid expression after all.

dalrymple23 Fri 14-Feb-25 15:12:14

Well said Barley. But, of course, the powers that be will not take a blind bit of notice and come up with some lame platitude.

HousePlantQueen Fri 14-Feb-25 15:18:10

I note that thus distressing event has been raised on GN, but when a white national ran amok and shot 10 immigrants at a language school in Sweden nobody mentioned it. Unless I missed it, in which case apologies.

Galaxy Fri 14-Feb-25 15:24:32

I thought that incident didnt get a great deal of publicity to be honest. I think they were very careful to say not driven by an ideology.