[rescue] Bodoman is at it again...

[Steve Sandau]

I'm always willing to listen and learn. That's the best way to avoid
being scared or confused by things is to understand them. This whole
thread has already had that effect on me here... :)

Brian Hechinger wrote:
> 
> > > Perhaps more disturbing was the term untermench (under man, or translated
> > > sub-human) used to refer to those of us who were not the aryan ideal.
> >
> > Two excellent thoughts. I think both terms are disturbing. That is
> > exactly the kind of image (for some reason) that came to mind. I'm a
> > good old WASP, of German anscestry even, maybe just easily spooked.
> 
> i think anyone who is aware of it would in fact find the term untermench quite
> a bit disturbing, but that's the one that no-one knows.  i'm not talking about
> people like us who are enlightened and/or interested in history, but the
> population in general.  i remember that i was told what uebermann was in HS,
> but i don't ever remember hearing about the untermann, i had to go learn that
> one on my own (yea public school system).  but anyway, i digress.
> 
> i use the term ueber quite a bit.  i also speak a bit of german, so i know what
> it means and how to use it.  most people i know have heard of the term uebermann
> and have learned what it means in the hitleresque context.  so if the knee-jerk
> reaction to uebergeek is one of horror, well then i'm not surprised.  but, i
> will explain the meaning of the word if the reactant is willing to listen and
> learn.
> 
> -brian
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