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In Reply to: Not trying to be contentious... posted by Joe S on April 18, 2000 at 13:52:41:
***..more like trying to give a historical context that Vic apparently doesnt have. I actually agree with his sentiments...In fact, I am *generally* familiar with the differences that existed. However, I shall submit to you, that splashing mud at the camp commendant was not too common even in the most forgiving of those forgiving camps.
The problem, as I see it, is that of generalization. When covering historically significant events, a particular duty is on the creator. He must realize that his work can be, and likely will be, used as a document to some degree. That means that one should not concentrate on atypical that goes completely agains the "typical", without making the existance of that "typical" known.
When talking about the war in Europe, that "typical" was NOT playing practical jokes with German soldiers. It was not boredom - it was horror.
One would be ill-advised to make a movie about, say, the SS concentration camp guards playing with their cats and decorating their apartments. When we say "SS" we mean something other that a cat-lover. We mean something much more "typical".
Again, all this would not mean much had there been an alternate way of learning the truth - the horrible truth in that case. The way it was presented in that work creates a rather innocent, boring, if you will, view of that most atrocious war.
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- Not a problem - Victor Khomenko 14:23:47 04/18/00 (1)
- Re: Not a problem - Joe S 14:45:49 04/18/00 (0)
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