Many nations have national holidays on events important to their past, but some celebrate the killing of peoples or other nations, like the French 14th of July, the storm of the Bastille, start of the french revolution. While it is an honourable achievement, creating a republic, it also marked the death of French. Further, France had lots of revolutions, like 1830 or 1848, but chose to celebrate the first. While the first is indeed more important, I cannot remember anyone celebrating the 11th of November, end of ww1, while many nations have the 9th of September, german capitulation during ww2, as their national holiday. Of course, ww2 was much more bloody, but so was the first french revolution (not counting the huguenots or any previous , also known as the definition of 'first').
Is it really morally acceptable to celebrate killing their own people? And is it acceptable to celebrate killing another nation (German unification is a national holiday in Germany)?
The French celebrate the creation of the Republic but not as such the killings. So it's not true they celebrate killing people, which indeed also would be morbid.
@Raspberry_yoghurt said in #2:
> The French celebrate the creation of the Republic but not as such the killings. So it's not true they celebrate killing people, which indeed also would be morbid.
I think that implied is the death of the monarchy - which to many is a good thing, 'fellow french' or not - I don't think many consider the monarchy to be french - but rather the subjugators of the french people... keeping the regular french person under the heel for centuries showing no compassion to the regular citizen.
in countries like the US - likewise - I don't think a lot of people consider the lobbyists, congress, corporate oligarchy etc to be 'fellow americans' - they subjugate and loot the country dry with no consideration for 98% of the rest of the population ... not saying I would want that path to be taken - but I am sure many would celebrate their downfall. At the least - imprisonment.
who got killed by the German reunification?
@teachmewell said in #1:
> While the first is indeed more important, I cannot remember anyone celebrating the 11th of November, end of ww1
Actually, we celebrate November 11th in the US.
@clousems said in #5:
> Actually, we celebrate November 11th in the US.
That's for our Veterans.
Actually, it's for our Armistices!
@MrPushwood said in #7:
> Actually, it's for our Armistices!
I JUST SAID THAT!!!!!
@teachmewell said in #1:
> while many nations have the 9th of September, german capitulation during ww2, as their national holiday.
Germany surrendered in May 1945.
People celebrates their victories, not their enemies death toll. Even though those events often goes hand in hand, there is a huge difference regarding the reasons behind a celebration.
@Rookitiki said in #4:
> who got killed by the German reunification?
maybe they confuse it with the unification of germany in the 1800s?
