Comments on: Lars Von Trier Can’t Stop Talking About Nazis; Isn’t Sure ‘The Five Obstructions’ Will Happen

By: Huffy

Huffy — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:54:09 +0000

\”look at AMERICA and tell me we shouldn’t speak about Nazism. i couldn’t think of a better word for what is happening in this country.\”

Well I\’m not surprised that you can\’t find a better word given your grasp (or lack thereof) of the English language.
And why should a person\’s country factor into what they can and cannot say? Should the fact that a person lives in China prevent them from condemning what is happening in Syria? That\’s absurd, especially since the current political climate in the US, while problematic, is nothing like that of Nazi Germany. Lars made a well-meaning but ultimately stupid joke, got called out for it and apologized. Forgive, forget and move on.

By: Raj

Raj — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:54:09 +0000

The point he is making is that we should investigate the cause of nazism which inherently exists nascent in the human psyche. Pol Pot, Idi Amin and plenty others provide proof of it.
By knowing the cause we could possibly avoid it in future rather then just blunting any discussion on the topic.
Nobody in their right mind will condone or should they what they did to the jews.

By: lockness

lockness — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:54:09 +0000

look at AMERICA and tell me we shouldn\’t speak about Nazism. i couldn\’t think of a better word for what is happening in this country.

By: Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:54:09 +0000

I believe it is more infantile to enforce this gutless taboo. If one looks at actual history, and the appalling atrocities committed by the French and English against the Jews then his point is very valid. This could happen again in any culture and must not.

By: Samir

Samir — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:54:09 +0000

Yeah seriously, let the guy talk about Nazi\’s. Nothing he said in this post was wrong, people should be able to talk about Nazism. How else can we avoid it in the future?

By: zatopek

zatopek — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:54:09 +0000

There\’s a real point there that he\’s trying to make. It\’s no ironic cynicism.

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