[sinkspur]

This was a cosmically stupid thing to do, to go to a game with Highland Park High School (in heavily Jewish north Dallas) on Rosh Hashanah and wave a Nazi flag.

Paris is not in the sticks, but this was truly a brain-dead stunt.

And all the silly band director can say is "well, this was a learning experience.

Are there people still walking around on the earth who don't know that the swastika is offensive to BUNCHES of people? And did nobody in Paris think that there might be some JEWISH people in north Dallas? And, I guess nobody realized that Saturday was ROSH HASHANAH, the Jewish New Year.

[jammer]

The question I have is whether the Nazi flag was waved by a band authorized person or from a protestor (or ahole anti-semite). I didn't get from the article that the band authorized it, but was a victim of lunacy.

[Windcatcher]

"well, this was a learning experience"

To me, this sounds like:

"Yeah, my one-year-old stuck his finger in the outlet, but it was a learning experience."

"Let's see just how fast this car can go. It'll be a learning experience."

"Car seat, shmar seat! Give your kid a dose of reality! It'll be a learning experience."

"Call him O-C-C-I-F-E-R when he walks up to the window. It'll be a learning experience."

"Here's your robe and your hood. It's six blocks to Strawberry Mansion (if you don't live near Philly you won't get it). It'll be a learning experience."


Sheesh. These idiots show a Nazi flag, play the German national anthem, on Rosh Hashanah, no less, and they thought this was a good idea? Is there a mini-Darwin award for "normally too stupid to live but survived by luck"?

[Ukiapah Heep]

Where is Cotton Hill when you need him?

[bluejay]

I am actually not very surprised by the display of Nazi flag et.al. In a way, it was inevitable. Three things play into this:

1. American schools do not teach history. I would assume that a typical product of a public school system would have only a vague notion about WW2 and Nazi Germany.

2. There is a continual vilification of George Bush. Media constantly equates him, and other Republicans, to Nazis. Academia publishes research stating that there is really not too much difference between Adolph Hitler and Ronald Reagan.

3. A concept of moral equivalence permeates our society.

Given this, I would not be surprised that a typical high-school bandleader would assume that Hitler was just another conservative politician. And of course, just because we fought a war against Germany, does not mean we were in the right - we just won. So, what's wrong with displaying the flags of all participants equally?

[PAR35]

a game with Highland Park High School (in heavily Jewish north Dallas)

Hillcrest High, not Highland Park.

[Texaggie79]

I dunno about this one. I mean, the announcer clearly stated that it was strictly an accurate depiction, and it did not mean that the band condoned any of the parties actions... whathaveyou...

I mean, seriously, it is just entertainment. Should jews get mad when there is a nazi flag in a movie about WWII? I mean, excuse the hell out of the band director for being accurate.