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eppur_se_muova

(36,317 posts) Fri May 19, 2017, 05:59 PM May 2017

LOL, I hadn't watched any of Rick Steves' travel shows for a while ...

but there are some new episodes I hadn't seen, and I caught one today in which he visited Nürnburg. Visiting a museum devoted to the history of the Nazi movement, he used the phrase "but Hitler's promises were all trumped up". There was a noticeable accent on the word "trumped".

Of course the show was probably taped before the election, but I wouldn't be surprised if the campaign wasn't still running at the time.

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LOL, I hadn't watched any of Rick Steves' travel shows for a while ... (Original Post) eppur_se_muova May 2017 OP

After all of Steves' travels and obvious understanding of the places and peoples he sees... TreasonousBastard May 2017 #1

he's a cool guy.... dhill926 May 2017 #2

His radio shows are so good. irisblue May 2017 #3

He's pretty liberal. I remember listening to a call-in show during the runup the Iraq war LisaM May 2017 #4

Yeah, pretty liberal: ret5hd May 2017 #5

A first class guy grantcart May 2017 #7

He's a big advocate for the legalization of cannabis as well Mr. Ected May 2017 #6

He did a short segment on pot bars in Amsterdam -- eppur_se_muova May 2017 #8

I'd pass to Rick hehe! JuJuYoshida May 2017 #9

Having lived in the Netherlands for 5 years Mr. Ected May 2017 #10

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. After all of Steves' travels and obvious understanding of the places and peoples he sees...

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:02 PM

May 2017

I would expect him to do some serious eyerolling at Trump's extremism.

dhill926

(16,392 posts)

2. he's a cool guy....

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:03 PM

May 2017

irisblue

(33,063 posts)

3. His radio shows are so good.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:04 PM

May 2017

LisaM

(27,863 posts)

4. He's pretty liberal. I remember listening to a call-in show during the runup the Iraq war

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:06 PM

May 2017

and someone calling in to complain that people shouldn't go to France and Germany because they wouldn't support the US and also go into Iraq. Steves gave the caller a bit of a lecture, in his unassuming way (he basically just stated as fact how many people each country had lost in World Wars I and II, and said that each country was consequently much more pacifist since then).

ret5hd

(20,572 posts)

5. Yeah, pretty liberal:

Reply to LisaM (Reply #4)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:11 PM

May 2017

https://www.ricksteves.com/about-rick/trinity-place

Travel, Budget Beds, and the Homeless
By Rick Steves

I just gave a $4 million apartment complex for homeless women and kids to the YWCA. Let me explain why.

I know vacation travel is supposed to provide a break from the grinding reality of our workaday lives. But for me, travel and the peace of mind of having a roof over your head have always been associated.

much more at link

grantcart

(53,061 posts)

7. A first class guy

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #5)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:14 PM

May 2017

Mr. Ected

(9,675 posts)

6. He's a big advocate for the legalization of cannabis as well

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:12 PM

May 2017

Rick Steves is one of my heroes, actually.

eppur_se_muova

(36,317 posts)

8. He did a short segment on pot bars in Amsterdam --

Reply to Mr. Ected (Reply #6)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:18 PM

May 2017

and he has mentioned drug laws in Europe on a few shows, pointing out (thoroughly nonjudgmentally) how different countries have taken different approaches. All seem to work better than the US approach.

JuJuYoshida

(2,217 posts)

9. I'd pass to Rick hehe!

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #8)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:20 PM

May 2017

Mr. Ected

(9,675 posts)

10. Having lived in the Netherlands for 5 years

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #8)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:20 PM

May 2017

I can assure you he is absolutely correct in his assessment!

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