Re: German harps.....Why?

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

Froggy, responding to Kenny:

<<That thread is pretty much complicated and I do not think it has its 
polace on harp-l, but what you say is interesting and I want to ask 2 
questions:

You talk about Adolf Hitler, then, do you know why he did manage to take 
over the power? Have you heard about WW1, Weimar Republic and the US New 
Deal?>>

I don't agree that it hasn't got a place on harp-l.  I think that it's valid 
to raise the ethics of buying harmonicas from various countries, as long as 
we keep the discussion on that track and avoid lurching off into general 
history or politics (sorry, that is just my opinion, not an attempt to 
police the proceedings!).  I didn't agree with Kenny but I think it was good 
that he raised his opinion up for an airing.  I seem to remember a thread on 
working conditions in Chinese harmonica factories some time ago.  It does 
none of us any harm to have our consciousness raised about ethical issues 
every now and then.  I think that's OK on harp-l myself, as long as it's 
harp-related.

Steve



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