Source: Spiegel Online
It is interesting that Barack Obama spoke today at the phallic symbol of Nazi history.
The Victory Column, or The Siegessäule, was chosen for Obama's speech as the Brandenburg Gate was "unavailable."
"The Siegessäule in Berlin was moved to where it is now by Adolf Hitler. He saw it as a symbol of German superiority and of the victorious wars against Denmark, Austria and France," the deputy leader of the Free Democrats, Rainer Brüderle, told Bild am Sonntag. He raised the question as to "whether Barack Obama was advised correctly in his choice of the Siegessäule as the site to hold a speech on his vision for a more cooperative world."
Andreas Schockenhoff of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats said, "the Siegessäule in Berlin is dedicated to a victory over neighbors who are today our European friends and allies. It is a problematic symbol."
This will also eventually prove to be probematic for The Messiah.
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