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WW2 Luegenpresse

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We ought not forget that the 'lying press'actually existed during WW2.

After numerous instances when the British press wrote that Hitler was antagonistic to Britain, Hitler wrote a letter to Lord Rothermere that stated he had made 4,000 to 5,000 speeches and in them had neither written nor spoken one word against Britain or its interests. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.129.96.190 (talk) 06:24, 18 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative word

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If luegenpresse is considered offensive, does a better word exist to describe the media when it promotes lies? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.129.96.100 (talk) 21:23, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Menschenmaterial / Human Resources

Although this is a direct translation of the word, and the criticism could be widened to include the term HR, it is not what "Menschenmaterial" is or was used for and which was critizised. In German the term does not refer to the work force as such. Therefore maybe HR should be de-linked? --131.169.89.168 (talk) 12:31, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. The term "human resources" (literally "menschliche Ressourcen", Personalressourcen, more commonly used in both English and German as a synonym for Personalwesen, Personalabteilung, i.e., the department of a company resposible for recruitments, payroll, etc.) can be and has been criticized in its own right. However, both its literal meaning and its connations are starkly different from the military term Menschenmaterial ("human material") as described in this German article. In no way can Menschenmaterial be presented as a "translation" of "human resources".

Similarly, "excessive alienation" is not an adequate translation of Überfremdung, which is literally, but correctly rendered as "over-foreignization" ("arrival of too many foreigners in a society"). While alienation may occur as as result of living in an environment characterised by the presence of "too many foreigners" (or "aliens"), it describes a psychological effect observed in individuals, whereas Überfremdung is used to denote a perceived quality of a society or local community, not of an individual. --Prügelprinz (talk) 13:08, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]