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However, this video was rather hilarious.
Of course of all people I know, I'm the only one to visit a concentration camp. I went to Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg while I was in Berlin. I visited train tracks with grates engraved with dates and number of Juden(Jews) per trainload. They were hidden and hard to find but they were there. At the time I was dating an English girl, she had informed her friends of my interest. So the first time I met them, they asked me what was up with my interest in Hitler. I was shocked and thought why the hell is that the opening comment. I informed them I have always been intrigued by a political party's ability to turn an entire country against their neighbors. It satisfied them I suppose.
It has been the reactions from others that have enlightened me the most. I suppose the horrible atrocities are so severe or surreal that it is basically taboo for them to even address. Though my opinion is that the English are far more indoctrinated than Americans. Now that's really a scary thought. Yet, I even had an American place a "Say No to Nazis" sticker on my door while I lived in Germany. It's just very disheartening to have friends and family know me yet treat me as if I am something I'm not just because I had taken the time to educate myself. The one thing that struck me the most was gutters being filled with Deutsch Marks, yet no one bothered to pick them up because of the inflation. I read that in 7th grade. I honestly didn't fully understand it of course back then but sadly I understand it all too well now. If only everyone educated themselves.
To close, I love this site. I love the folks that share their views on this site and I love the intelligence and knowledge being shared for me to absorb.
Do share your conversations with us. We love those. :)
I've always annoyed people at being this way. I had a boss ask me one night: "If you are so interested in all this history why don't you just research it yourself?" My answer was because he had majored in History at Indiana University. I believe that was where his degree was from. Since I was working for him at his Drive-In Musillami's why wouldn't I take the time to discuss history with him. I'll never really understand why it was a problem to discuss such things. It's not like it took away from my work. I know this because he once told my father, whom he had worked with at Burger Chef in the seventies, that I had performed my job better than any other individual that had ever worked there. It was a huge compliment even though it was a burger joint, especially since it was established in the fifties. Though he did recommend The Imperial War Museum in London, England because of my interest and it was a cool experience when I got the opportunity to visit it.
As for Sachsenhausen, it was located on the outskirts of the town from the far end of where the tracks ended for the train/tram. It was a hot sunny day in August 2004, we had to walk a very long distance to even find it. When we got there it had very few visitors but a couple of people were inside tending to the museum area. As for the others at the camp, no one was chipper. I never was overcome with strong emotions. At least not compared to my reaction after meeting Clive Doyle, Sheila Martin and other Branch Davidian survivors of the Waco siege in 2012. Though that consisted of interviewing them for hours and eating dinner several times before it hit me. I did however take my time to absorb as much as I could from within the walls of the camp. Actually the train tracks I found seemed to impact me more. I was alone besides my girlfriend at the time who stood at the entrance not interested. I am only one person but I don't know or understand how anyone could not feel something from such atrocities. The tracks were hidden mostly by the foliage. I took many photos in black and white with my 35mm Nikon. I love the photos but they did come out haunting.
I also located the spot where Hitler's underground bunker is with the apartment complex and playground sitting on top of it. I'm not 100% positive it was the place but all my directions led me to a place that was describe in that way. The Check Point Charlie Museum in Berlin was an eye opener as well. The innovations people made attempting to escape the city was truly astounding.
All of this because my father drew a small swastika on a tank when I was young and my mother got upset. So he explained it to me and said the infamous words of "never forget our history." My father was in a severe motorcycle accident in 2007. I'm no longer able to communicate with him like I would like, so I hold on tight to the things he did that made me better.
(ps why doesn't Waco and Ruby Ridge get brought up more? And what's with having a degree in history and NOT wanting to talk history to someone who's asking?! Holy hell! I know one person who visited a concentration camp...she talked about the fenced in wall of shoes. :( )
Good to know something is being taught... I wonder about inner city schools. When there's a ton of behavioral disruptions happening hardly any learning gets absorbed....and the kids just keep getting pushed to the next grade regardless of achievements. Also...I think, when Nazi German is being studied, they should get into the philosophy of the people more at that time. I just recently learned about it myself...once you learn where they were at, philosophy wise, you no longer ask "why didn't they do something....why didn't they question authority?"
It's this conditioned mentality of removing logic...not expecting things to make sense....that the leaders are to be trusted and that they know what's best...(go ahead, take my guns away, it will keep us safer from thieves..)... the 'right' ideas that were pumped into the propaganda changed daily, sometimes conflicting the previous days information... no one questioned it. (I see the same thing happening here... no one sees, no one notices and no one questions....and no one judges....) (Ominous Parallels...Leonard Peikoff.) (Common core removes logic and replaces it with emotional teaching instead.... see why I hate it?) If I'm being repetitious..I'm sorry.
And sorry for the rant.
the pianist and Life is Beautiful
I had a dear friend whose mother was born in 1937 outside of Berlin. She remembered, and later wound up marrying a Jewish man. She was a stern woman. I imagine what she saw influenced her greatly.
I suspect you're thinking of the ST:Enterprise time-travel episodes "Storm Front" in the second instance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Front...
or Enterprise's "Storm Front": http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Storm_Fr...
Except for red eyes, the aliens are pretty similar.