tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post7629948119008997454..comments2024-03-17T22:40:41.947-07:00Comments on The Social Porcupine: Give Germany A Break Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-27357696840022683052020-06-06T07:10:30.057-07:002020-06-06T07:10:30.057-07:00History is so important, you are correct! But when...History is so important, you are correct! But when we learn from it we must always study with the knowledge that those who record history often have a bias they wish to teach us, and we must decide if we agree and support that bias, or if there are ulterior motives ;) Sometimes it's often both. Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-87742174995074274132020-06-05T11:45:06.957-07:002020-06-05T11:45:06.957-07:00History is important so we learn from it, but I ag...History is important so we learn from it, but I agree with you, people should forget the people who were involved and stop blaming others while just remembering the lessons learned!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-48898175747222102072020-05-30T21:41:47.087-07:002020-05-30T21:41:47.087-07:00Ahhh! It's always so nice to see a comment fro...Ahhh! It's always so nice to see a comment from one of my favorite bloggers ;D You know, politics can grow on you. I don't lile conflict, but I love people and I love discussing ideas, and so I must pick up politics. I'm so glad you enjoyed the post :D Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-67964465697562196362020-05-28T19:03:33.640-07:002020-05-28T19:03:33.640-07:00Wow oh WOW. That was powerful. Your thoughts combi...Wow oh WOW. That was powerful. Your thoughts combined with the pictures was impressive.<br />I’m not a big fan of politics but I respect honest passion. You clearly have plenty of that. Keep sharing!<br />Also, I loved what you said about women. Much appreciated!Arnica Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373917054964959127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-15961455373815688162020-05-27T21:16:57.759-07:002020-05-27T21:16:57.759-07:00I LOVE this scattered blog-worthy comment ;) It...I LOVE this scattered blog-worthy comment ;) It's awesome!!!! <br /><br />Yes, reading and studying the war has made me angry at times. Especially when people skip over the fact of the many innocents that died and justify it as a necessary evil, or even a praiseworthy good. Soooo sad. <br /><br />As for Stalin. THAT'S what I wonder. He killed twice the number Hitler did (40k against 20k). And before the war had started Stalin already had killed a considerable amount more next to Hitler. So why did we choose Stalin? It wasn't even a matter of allying with the lesser of two evils. We literally fought with the greater, and then allowed his regime to ravage the world for decades. It's so, so, so awful and gets next to no attention. <br /><br />But yes, our history books focus on all the wrong facts to create a narrative that's far from completely honest. <br /><br />Thank you so very much!!!!!! Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-35558747811806640782020-05-23T23:54:20.653-07:002020-05-23T23:54:20.653-07:00So I actually had tried to leave a comment yesterd...So I actually had tried to leave a comment yesterday, but because my service out here in AZ has been wacky, it didn't post :(<br />But I wanted to write and say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog. I found myself having similar thoughts while I was in Germany (staying right outside of Dresden). The family I had stayed with pointed out some of the rubble that was leftover from the wars. Dresden itself is truly impressive, especially when you look at pictures of what it looked like destroyed by the wars. Completely rebuilt and is magnificent again. An acquaintance of mine told of how she was a little girl when she watched Dresden being bombed from afar (she was in Meissen) and how the sky turned blood red. I know wars aren't pretty, but it always kind of angers me when I hear of civilians being hurt/killed, namely women and children and the older generation... it breaks my heart. <br /><br /><br />The World Wars are very complicated wars. What's mentioned in a typical school textbook doesn't cover it. The allies aren't guiltless. I never understand why Stalin doesn't also get the lashing that Hitler does. And of course there are 'war crimes' if you will, that even the Polish, British and Americans have committed towards the Germans... war just isn't fair and it isn't pretty. <br />Germans still seem to carry some sort of shame even though they (in today's time) haven't had any part of the war. They dare not be patriotic (except during Fussball) or else they're labeled as a nazi. When my brother went to Germany, his friend explained how she would never wear a shirt with a German flag on it, like we do in America, wearing our flag. It seemed very wrong to her. Even waving the German flag around, and to me that's just sad.<br />If the Germans can't have pride in their nation, how can they really remain a strong country? <br /><br />I'm personally tired of the bashing of Germans. You're correct in saying that the victors write the history books, and I believe there to be a bit of bias on their part. It's probably only natural. No one is going to make themselves look bad. <br />I am curious about the women you mentioned... I've never heard of them before, and I, too, wish that things like this could be talked about more when learning of the World Wars. <br /><br />I really wish my original comment had posted :( I feel like I'm a bit scattered in this one, so I apologize for that. Great post, Keturah! I like having my brain picked :DJeni Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834493839975689042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-11962272115534064982020-05-21T05:54:25.056-07:002020-05-21T05:54:25.056-07:00Thanks, Rakayle ;D Thanks, Rakayle ;D Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-30598419238621212452020-05-20T17:53:46.733-07:002020-05-20T17:53:46.733-07:00 Very interesting. ;)
astorydetective.blogspot.c... Very interesting. ;) <br /><br />astorydetective.blogspot.com Rakayle Hierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154816732176287290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-64381522970524370052020-05-20T11:28:04.921-07:002020-05-20T11:28:04.921-07:00I feel you've heard of everyone, plus more ;p ...I feel you've heard of everyone, plus more ;p Your last line really hits the nail on the head. They say that those who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it. But I feel people like you and I are also doomed to watch others repeat it, and repeat it in such horrible, excruciating ways, because showing them history doesn't help one bit. Of course, history is also often written by the victor and taught by one with some great bias. So are we not doomed to repeat history nevertheless, because we are being told what to not repeat and what to do instead ... and what if, without proper study, we fail and repeat history all the same? I'm afraid I went off on a tangent there, but these are questions I've been wondering over. Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-59072536301127603662020-05-20T08:56:17.280-07:002020-05-20T08:56:17.280-07:00SOPHIE SCHOLL. Yes yes yes yes YES I want to study...SOPHIE SCHOLL. Yes yes yes yes YES I want to study that girl. And her brother. And the whole White Rose movement. I had a book of the Scholl siblings' letters out from the school library the other semester, but I only got a little ways into it before I had to give it back. :( I think I'd rather read a secondary account of their lives before diving into the primary sources anyway, I guess. So. Must get me to a library. <br /><br />But yeah. I agree with a lot of what you say here. Holocaust memorials used to make me so mad, not because I didn't want to remember the Holocaust, but because they were plastered all over with "those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it" and the same cities that cherish these memorials cherish abortion mills. <br /><br />I love history, too, and I do think it's dreadfully important to study it and be aware of it culturally (not necessary for morality, but essential to civilization). There should always be a focus on the GOOD that happened--the heroic people, "the hope that springs eternal in the human breast" (which I think is a quote from "Casey at the Bat" but reminds me of Pope John Paul II). By no means should we forget the Hitlers of history. But the narratives on the Hitlers are incomplete without the Sophie Scholls. Megan the Nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978560952822239158noreply@blogger.com