In Reply to: RE: But isn't that an important message? posted by Jazz Inmate on December 16, 2008 at 12:26:15:
to any understanding of how and why "millions of individuals who had a life, a future, a family, dreams, etc....had that all ripped from them" and to making absolutely sure this sort of thing never happens again.
How did a whole country, hell a whole continent for the most part go completely insane and conscience the Holocaust? What made those fathers and mothers turn into the monsters they were?
I agree that there have been too many films and books of late that smell of apologist leanings toward the perps. but better this is fleshed out for all to see the reasons why than to simply push it aside as unimportant to the story of the victims.
J.B.
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Follow Ups
- "is not a story worth telling" Examining that is core - Tony D. 17:55:50 12/16/08 (1)
- That "core" is human nature, and you can evaluate it however you like - Jazz Inmate 20:29:09 12/16/08 (0)