A polish Jew who survived death camp I met in 1986

[TEB]

I was drinking in bar as a kid west Germany in butzbach I was stationed at kirch goens in a infantry company. and this older man sitting at the bar next to me I did not know him, but I noticed when he reached for his cigarettes his shirt rode up and I saw a camp tattoo on his arm. Today I think of him I'm 51 today I do think he was around my age now at that time. at that time in my life I was young 19 years old and I started a conversation with this gentleman.

And in conversation I asked him how can you live with the people that sent you to a camp. His response was after the war he had nothing left to go home to in Poland and he told me, boy and he called me boy, do not hate he told me all people are not bad. Under Hitler good people were complacent, it was communist and Jews fault under Hitler. and today with trump it is the Mexicans and muslims and lately the African Americans NFL players fault.

And I'm amazed at how many people fall for trumps idiocy. to deflect from his most recent fuck up in Puerto Rico or to his ongoing penis measuring contest with North Korea. They have no logic I work with a lot of trumptards and they really do not understand our constitution. The veterans I work with like myself understand the constitution. Just a rant no replies necessary take care all and we will not be complacent.

[trc]

1. They hold the Constitution dear...

and can't tell you what is in it. Or worse, claim this country was founded on the 10 commandments. Ask them which commandment, specifically, and watch them squirm. Or better yet, tell them that as it was written and ratified it protected citizens from the US government, but the states could do whatever the hell they wanted to....and did. They can thank the civil war amendments for giving the citizens of each state the rights guaranteed under the Constitution. Their eyes will glaze over and they will call you an elitist and will absorb nothing. Not that I have had this conversation before...but I have, many, many times.

[TexasProgresive]

2. Never give into hate

It is self destructive.

[Doreen]

3. From reading this it makes me feel that the vets who voted for

trump are traitors.

[cwydro]

5. Um, so you don't believe in democracy?

I despise this shitstain currently occupying our highest office, but in this country we can vote for the candidate of our choice.

You are going to call veterans traitors? Thin ice there hon

[Doreen]

6. Yeah, I do believe in democracy.

Your right, I should not be accusing them of being traitors. I just get angry and this time I said something a little harsher than I should. I apologize to both them and you.

[cwydro]

7. I understand.

I'm so angry and disgusted at this stain in our highest office. It's sickening.

We're on the same side.

[pansypoo53219]

4. divide and conquer.