A German foundation has said it will no longer be awarding a prize for political thinking to a leading Russian-American journalist after criticizing as “unacceptable” a recent essay by the writer in which they made a comparison between Gaza and a Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe.

  • Siegfried@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I have more chances of going out with emma watson than the nazis had chances of winning that war.

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      7 months ago

      There’s a pre/post battle of Britain and pre/post harry potter thing in there somewhere.

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        7 months ago

        My chances go getting out with emma* went down the hill after harry potter, i get your point and I think its pretty valid

        *point of reference is 2023

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      7 months ago

      They would have had a pretty damn good chance if they had stayed neutral with the soviet union. I don’t think even American involvement could have stopped them.