Talk:Germany

Mismatched Parens

The opening of this article has mismatched parentheses. It should have one more closing ')' before citation 9. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Draperp (talk • contribs) 15:46, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Thank you - fixed. Removed one (, as this intro already has too much parenthetical stuff. GermanJoe (talk) 16:58, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Iranians AND Arabs?

Please don't group Iranians with Arabs in demographics section. This is highly unethical of Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.185.20.125 (talk) 14:14, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Grammar mistake

"Occupied during the Napoleonic Wars, with the rising of Pan-Germanism inside the German Confederation resulted in the unification of most of the German states" I'd suggest changing it to: "Occupied during the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of Pan-Germanism inside the German Confederation resulted in the unification of most of the German states"

The present can never make up for the past

Germany murdered 6 million innocent Jews. This is fact. Disputing this fact is criminal. This fact must be in the opening paragraph. If you disagree, then you are a racist criminal nazi barstard. *prepares to be yelled at by some tiny dweeb neo nazi child*124.176.222.19 (talk) 10:52, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Taken in account that you just have vandalized the article of Thilo Sarrazin, calling him a Nazi and baby killer, you should consider not to start any further edits on this wiki. Friendly greetings Ich901 (talk) 16:18, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Saying Germany murdered the 6 million is like saying the Caribbean Sea murdered many people because of the pirates there. True, pirates were once very powerful in the Caribbean Sea, but they don't represent where they live. It is more specific to say that pirates murdered many people than to say the Caribbean Sea murdered many people. Also, it is inherently unstable to label people as criminals just because what they believe is bad, as such labeling may cascade into a loop if you're also prone labeling beliefs as bad when you think all of its believers are criminals. 173.180.202.22 (talk) 05:16, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

... Please repeat grade 1 and come back to me with whatever the hell you were just trying to say about Pirates of the Caribbean or something... good day moron124.176.222.19 (talk) 10:07, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

First, you should better watch what you are saying. Claiming that Wikipedia denies the holocaust is pure nonsense. Your past vandalism can result in a real life lawsuit against you, because you have left your IP. Second, here is a list of genocides in history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides_in_history Now tell me, how many of them are mentioned in the introduction of the corresponding country? Ich901 (talk) 13:02, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm going to suggest we start making moves to have this distruptive, trolling IP blocked from editing until such a time when it is capable of understanding standard Wikipedia policies. Iamthemuffinman (talk) 13:07, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Hitler Image

I think the image of Adolf Hitler should be removed. It could possibly be viewed as offensive on this article, as this is about Germany, not about Hitler or Nazism. 99.178.171.244 (talk) 01:02, 20 July 2012 (UTC)SilverStar

It has been categorically proven time and time again that when people think of germany, their first thought is the Holocaust and second is hitler. They are both drilled into the world psyche in a huge undeniable way and it will never in 1 thousand years be otherwise. I know you are trying to shield germans from any negative connotations but the past can't be changed, germanys fate is to always be known as the uneducated Anti-Semitic backwater of Europe and the world and it is HIGHLY offensive that you wish to shield modern germans from the history that they are so proud of.124.176.222.19 (talk) 04:45, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

...yeees, right - Melbourne is calling → Keep your breath to cool your porridge →→ [1] & [2].--IIIraute (talk) 06:20, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Also, there have been dozens of discussions prior to this, do not think you are special as this has already been discussed and shot down with logic and intelligence, not neo-nazi attempts to paint germany as sunshine and lollypops...124.176.222.19 (talk) 04:47, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Even though I doubt people reading this page would like to know how he looks, having so many paragraphs without a picture makes the article look unprofessional. If you see something as offensive, you can choose not to look at it. Changing offensive material will change our standards as we get used to not seeing it, so that everything else will look more offensive until we rinse and repeat with the next bit of "offensive material". 173.180.202.22 (talk) 04:53, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

I disagree with the abhorent statement "If you see something as offensive, you can choose not to look at it". This is exactly how the Holocaust happened, the world saw something offensive but chose to not look at it and do nothing about it, therefore becoming a defacto accessory to the deaths of Six Million Jewish people. That is why I believe we need a bigger hitler section so that the world never forgets. "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" - famous Jewish poet Isaac Rosenberg124.176.222.19 (talk) 05:12, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

You're right that it's better to look at something... I was just thinking that it's better to not look at something yourself than to change it because of its relative offensiveness. 173.180.202.22 (talk) 05:18, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

I know I'm right but offensiveness is not a relative thing, it is a societal concept and throwing Jewish people into gas chambers is certainly now and for the future an offensive thing and I and the rest of the humane world will see to it that it is forever this way. When something becomes part of the majority world opinion it is not changed back.124.176.222.19 (talk) 09:37, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

You are wrong, indeed →→ [3] & [4]--IIIraute (talk) 19:43, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Economy.

Germany is a country of contradictions. It is the largest country in Europe in terms of population, with the largest economy, yet disposable salaries are lower than in Spain. Maybe these contradictions could be mentioned in the economy section, unless Germans want to continue living a in lie.

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_wage

Coon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.109.203.72 (talk) 16:33, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Grammatical correction in the 'German Confederation and Empire' section

"the German Empire was proclaimed 1871 in Versailles" should be "the German Empire was proclaimed in 1871 in Versailles"