Nonetheless, I wish you all a happy time in the run-up to Christmas!
The image is from www.stichtingmilieunet.nl.
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Admittedly, this week's pick isn't a very good fit for the peace-loving pre-Christmas season. Hetze (in the sense of agitation against somebody/something; hunt) is used in Dutch with the same meaning. As a German I can't help thinking of the Nazi's hate campaign against the Jews, the Judenhetze, whenever I see this word.
Nonetheless, I wish you all a happy time in the run-up to Christmas! The image is from www.stichtingmilieunet.nl.
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