Re: German harps.....Why?

[Pierre <slavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm sure Germans buy lots of american goods on a daily basis.


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From: "Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 5:22 AM
Subject: Re: German harps.....Why?


>
> 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
>
>
>
> Want more than the blues?  Try Irish!
> http://mysite.freeserve.com/trad_irish_harmonica
>
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