[QUOTE] [B]A Swedish paper manufacturer made an unpleasant discovery recently, when they found that someone had been drawing swastikas on the company's paper rolls - later exported to a major client in Germany.[/B]
The German client was not amused.
"They reacted strongly, and wanted an explanation of how this could've happened," said Lars Lundin to local newspaper Hallandsposten.
Lundin is CEO of [URL="http://www.thelocal.se/tag/stora_enso"]Stora Enso[/URL]'s paper mill [URL="http://www.thelocal.se/tag/hyltebruk"]Hyltebruk[/URL], in southern Sweden, where the incident occurred.
"I've given the client my personal apologies, as well as the company's. Today it looks as though we'll be able to keep them as clients."
Lundin was initially loath to disclose the nature of the drawings discovered on the rolls, describing them only as "symbols offensive to other people" when Hallandsposten first wrote of the matter on Friday.
However, an employee at Stora Enso soon contacted the newspaper and revealed that the drawings were in fact swastikas.
"I think they're incredibly embarassed that the company in Germany reacted. Those who don't know about this should definitely be told," said the anonymous employee to Hallandsposten.
The company's senior safety ombudsman wants to keep the matter within the company, according to Hallandsposten, and describes the incident as "general ignorance".
TT/Clara Guibourg ([EMAIL="news@thelocal.se"]news@thelocal.se[/EMAIL])
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[URL]http://www.thelocal.se/39594/20120310/[/URL]
Imagine looks on the german faces when they saw the swastika.
Why do Germans still get upset about the Swastika? It's coming to near a 75 years since the war and they're still really anal about it.
I think the swastika is a fucking awesome logo, it's just the association with Nazis doesn't realy give it a good image.
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;35078874]Why do Germans still get upset about the Swastika? It's coming to near a 75 years since the war and they're still really anal about it.
I think the swastika is a fucking awesome logo, it's just the association with Nazis doesn't realy give it a good image.[/QUOTE]
Its going to be a long time before its treated as a normal symbol.
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;35078874]Why do Germans still get upset about the Swastika? It's coming to near a 75 years since the war and they're still really anal about it.
I think the swastika is a fucking awesome logo, it's just the association with Nazis doesn't realy give it a good image.[/QUOTE]
Because of the denazification initiative that the allies enacted on germany after the war essentially establishing wide spread hatred of the nazis and collective guilt on the population for letting it happen.
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;35078874]Why do Germans still get upset about the Swastika? It's coming to near a 75 years since the war and they're still really anal about it.[/QUOTE]
Because if they [i]weren't[/i] really shamed by it, everyone else would be all over them for not being sensitive about the atrocities committed in WW2. A deep sense of national shame is their part of reparations and atonement for what their country did.
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;35078874]Why do Germans still get upset about the Swastika? It's coming to near a 75 years since the war and they're still really anal about it.
I think the swastika is a fucking awesome logo, it's just the association with Nazis doesn't realy give it a good image.[/QUOTE]
It's not only the Germans, pretty much everyone still associates this symbol with Nazi Germany, and Germany tends to do everything to deny that nowadays it has anything to do with it's past, that's why they get upset.
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;35078874]Why do Germans still get upset about the Swastika? It's coming to near a 75 years since the war and they're still really anal about it.
I think the swastika is a fucking awesome logo, it's just the association with Nazis doesn't realy give it a good image.[/QUOTE]
Well why do people still associate the swastika with the germans and the nazis? There was a reason why the person who drew that took this symbol especially.
It means good luck. Casinos in eastern Asian countries often display the symbol.
Obviously the Swedish manufacturer wanted the paper rolls not to get lost in the mail.
I bet they did Nazi that coming.
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What is this, the 1920's?
[QUOTE=UberMunchkin;35079129]These bloody Nazi puns, I hate 'em. Anne frankly they are offensive! Camp you tell they aren't reich!?[/QUOTE]
If he Wehrmacht to make a good joke it would be funnier.
[editline]10th March 2012[/editline]
It sounded better in my head.
can we get through one thread involving nazis without making puns
its like Facepunch's Godwin Law: "As an online discussion about Nazis grows longer, the probability of a pun involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;35078874]Why do Germans still get upset about the Swastika? It's coming to near a 75 years since the war and they're still really anal about it.
I think the swastika is a fucking awesome logo, it's just the association with Nazis doesn't realy give it a good image.[/QUOTE]
I think the best explanation of why they're still upset about it is within the plot of the movie "The Wave".
yes it takes place in a 1970s high school but it's a damn good explanation on how the Nazis became what they were and why Germany breaks down in tears whenever someone mentions the word "heil".
they better Auschfix the problem
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;35078874]Why do Germans still get upset about the Swastika? It's coming to near a 75 years since the war and they're still really anal about it.
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Because they are a bunch of dumb simple minded fucks, doing everything to looks as political correct as possible to the rest of the world, even if it's harms them.
edit: I am german
[QUOTE=DMGaina;35080329]Because they are a bunch of dumb simple minded fucks, doing everything to looks as political correct as possible to the rest of the world, even if it's harms them.[/QUOTE]
Woah, bro, not cool.
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;35078874]Why do Germans still get upset about the Swastika? It's coming to near a 75 years since the war and they're still really anal about it.
I think the swastika is a fucking awesome logo, it's just the association with Nazis doesn't realy give it a good image.[/QUOTE]
I agree, most germans are really butthurt about it, even the younger generations. I live in Austria right at the border of Germany. I talked to a lot of people about this topic, they immediatly take you for a nazi because you talk about World War II. They are also change the topic fastly.
It was a tragedy and nothing can be done to unchange it, people should definitly move on.
[QUOTE=johan svensk;35078801]Imagine looks on the german faces when they saw the swastika.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01217/adolf-merckle220_1217087f.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=junker|154;35080680]I agree, most germans are really butthurt about it, even the younger generations. I live in Austria right at the border of Germany. I talked to a lot of people about this topic, they immediatly take you for a nazi because you talk about World War II. They are also change the topic fastly.
It was a tragedy and nothing can be done to unchange it, people should definitly move on.[/QUOTE]
Most people I know and have known aren't anything like that, I guess you just talked to the uneducated ones.
OR it really is different down there near the border, can't say anything about that.
[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;35080633]Woah, bro, not cool.[/QUOTE]
I am allowed to say that, I live here
that's just brilliant :v:
[QUOTE=Firewarrior;35081283]Most people I know and have known aren't anything like that, I guess you just talked to the uneducated ones.
OR it really is different down there near the border, can't say anything about that.[/QUOTE]
Well, most of them are at my university. I would not call them uneducated, by it seems like it is dependant on the person. But people are generally butthurt about it.
Germans are going to be the last country in the world to become comfortable with Swastikas again because there are many people in the world who would condemn Germany if they did become comfortable again, even if it didn't mean anything.
[QUOTE=papaya;35079715]can we get through one thread involving nazis without making puns
its like Facepunch's Godwin Law: "As an online discussion about Nazis grows longer, the probability of a pun involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."[/QUOTE]
I had a feeling you were Goering to say that. And I agree. . .Nazi puns only panzer to the lowest common denominator. Why anyone would jews to make light of something reich this is beyond me.
[QUOTE=NuclearJesus;35088577]I had a feeling you were Goering to say that. And I agree. . .Nazi puns only panzer to the lowest common denominator. Why anyone would jews to make light of something reich this is beyond me.[/QUOTE]
little bit of a pun overload but I still had a bit of a laugh at it
[QUOTE=UberMunchkin;35080040]We're sorry, these jokes also put me out of mein kampfort zone, we didn't want jew being annoyed :<[/QUOTE]
dude
please stop
you're hurting my sides
[QUOTE=DMGaina;35080329]Because they are a bunch of dumb simple minded fucks, doing everything to looks as political correct as possible to the rest of the world, even if it's harms them.
edit: I am german[/QUOTE]
You are dumb.
[QUOTE=NicoleEmilid;35079100]I bet they did Nazi that coming.[/QUOTE]
People should just gestappo with those jokes.
ach du lieber!
[QUOTE=johan svensk;35078801]
Imagine looks on the german faces when they saw the swastika.[/QUOTE]
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