Duggy wrote:   
   > On Sep 21, 4:27 am, Elko T  wrote:   
   >> Duggy wrote:   
   >>> On Sep 18, 6:55 am, Elko T  wrote:   
   >>>> Joseph DeMartino wrote:   
   >>>>> Kathryn Huxtable  wrote:   
   >>>>>> The "Holy Roman Empire". I think it was Voltaire who pointed out that   
   >>>>>> it was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. There should be a word   
   >>>>>> for such things... Maybe there is.   
   >>>>> A line later adapted to describe the German Democratic Republic (the   
   >>>>> former East Germany) which wasn't German, Democratic or a Republic.   
   >>>>> But it did occupy some of the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, so   
   >>>>> at least there was symmetry.     
   >>>>    What do you mean "wasn't German"? What else was it?   
   >>> It was established by Stalin and given no autonomy... it was often   
   >>> called the Soviet Occupied Zone in the west (Sowjetische   
   >>> Besatzungszone or SBZ).   
   >>    That's all true, but it didn't stop the place from being German. An   
   >> illegitimate child is still a child.   
   >    
   > The constitution said that the Germans were foreigners.   
      
      Huh? Quote, please. In any event, why are /you/ answering? It was    
   Joe's blunder to begin with.   
      
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