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Bernardo de La Paz

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7. 1) Auschwitz was definitely a horror, 2) We must not forget, though in appropriate venues,

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 12:32 PM

Nov 1

3) "in part because it is running third for the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine": that makes no sense at all. The float is running third? A student is running third? The school / diocese is running third?

The parade was in Pennsylvania, not Maine.

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Diocese 'appalled' after Catholic school Halloween float had 'replica' of Auschwitz gate [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 1 OP

How did the company involved not 'know the meaning' nor 'significance' of it? US education failures? sinkingfeeling Nov 1 #1

No, not education failures. Bigotry masked by fake ignorance. They knew, but they didn't care AZLD4Candidate Nov 1 #2

the only?? Tetrachloride Nov 1 #5

When people were protesting Israel and attacking/targeting Jewish students, antisemitism was dismissed AZLD4Candidate Nov 1 #9

my view is that most discriminating actions are dismissed Tetrachloride Nov 1 #11

I still believe Israel is evil. I am talking about the country oldmanlynn Nov 1 #12

I would bet that every marginalized group strongly feels exactly the same way about their own group AZJonnie Nov 1 #13

Pretend stupidity. Irish_Dem Nov 1 #3

That seems to be a common refrain when it comes to things related to "The Holocaust". Behind the Aegis Nov 1 #8

Appalachia Tetrachloride Nov 1 #4

Harrisburg. East of appalachia. I grew up in appalachia. twodogsbarking Nov 1 #10

I'm guessing the concept of "vetting process" is non-existent there bucolic_frolic Nov 1 #6

1) Auschwitz was definitely a horror, 2) We must not forget, though in appropriate venues, Bernardo de La Paz Nov 1 #7

It's some idiot trying to be clever and failing miserably AZJonnie Nov 1 #14

Absolutely inexcusable. Paladin Nov 1 #15

"You know what's scary?" intheflow Nov 1 #16

The principal is probably a member of Opus Dei and gave this float the green light. Crowman2009 Nov 1 #17

If that happened in FL, taxpayer dollars could be funding that Catholic school tuition through "Step Up for Students," Timeflyer Nov 1 #18