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Originally Posted by tirsales
And I didnt want to compare wodin (or anyone else) to McCarthy or accuse him (or anyone else) of doing said stuff. Believe me - as a German I know what it means to be compared or judged (with regard) to historical persons.
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Sure. Once you explained how you meant it, it seemed clear to me that you had no intention of making the other part of the comparison. Problem is, the thing you were intending to point at just isn't what an American would think of first when someone says "like McCarthy!" We think of things like the abuses I listed -- which makes comparing someone to McCarthy come across as a
really strong condemnation!
Xenophon