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"Himmler, who knew so well the mentality of those he organised, described not only his SS-men, but the large strata from which he recruited them, when he said they were not interested in 'everyday problems' but only 'in ideological questions of importance for decades and centuries, so that the man ... knows he is working for a great task which occurs but once in 2,000 years.' The gigantic massing of individuals produced a mentality ... thought in continents and felt in centuries." Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism.
We soar across continents, we feel down centuries.
They were streaming out of dungeon walls and streaming into life. There were signs of torment and remnants of torture everywhere.
They were the people who had executed his friends, whose blood he had been forced to walk across. Those chains. That insane torment. There was no transcendance of humanity. It was a deeply violent time. The separation of soul from body; it took place in those extreme circumstance. Haunted in the slime of those pain stained walls.
For you who yearn to conquer pain, must learn, learn to do it well.
THE BIGGER STORY:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2020/12/02/australia-china-relations-2/
State leaders are begging the Morrison government to play nice with China over fears growing tensions will hurt local jobs and industries.
It’s a tactic Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks set to adopt this week after he warned Coalition colleagues on Tuesday against giving more air time to China’s provocative social media attack on Australia.
Earlier on Monday, he slammed the post – which was a reference to alleged war crimes of Australian troops in Afghanistan – describing it as “repugnant” and a “slur”.
The PM demanded China apologise and Twitter remove it, but neither was forthcoming.
A pixelated version of Mr Zhao’s tweet. Photo: Twitter
Harden up, Australia
China has now gone a step further by accusing Australian politicians who expressed outrage over the tweet of being too sensitive.
“The rage and roar of some Australian politicians and media is nothing but misreading of and overreaction to Mr Zhao’s tweet,” a Chinese embassy spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
“The accusations made are simply to serve two purposes. One is to deflect public attention from the horrible atrocities by certain Australian soldiers. The other is to blame China for the worsening of bilateral ties. There may be another attempt to stoke domestic nationalism.
“All of this is obviously not helpful to the resetting of bilateral relationship. It’s our advice that the Australian side face up to the crimes committed by the Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, hold those perpetrators accountable and bring justice to the victims.”