From: hmemor@YOUTH.NET
Date: Mon Apr 08 2002 - 09:32:12 PDT
From: Danielle.Brunelle@lab.kingsu.ab.ca I find it hard to believe that som e of the things that educators are teaching us is from the Hero's view. My grandparents were Hitler Youth and i find it hard to hear that the Hitler youth was in fact seduced all the way. My grandmother tells me that she knew what was happening and that they only did it out of pride for their country. She does say, however, that Hitler made such stories to convince those youths that they were the WORLD!!! Now i understand why there has been an uprising concern about what happened in the Hitler Youth Camps, but i think that now when people reflect on what has happened, they might have put more things into persepctive than needed. What i mean is that we talk to Hitler Youth's today and they NOW know what was goign on, and maying to some degree knew then, but i think that people are also forgetting that it was also largely due to the rise of nationalism that lead to the Hitler Youth as well. I am not trying to say that it was right, or even should be allowed, but that it is a part of our German HISTORY and we are taking the victory side of things. Hitler was an evil man, and so were his tactics and ideologies, but that does not say that the children were 100% seduced. My grandparents knew what was going on, they just wanted to support their country into a new fronteir, as bad as it came to be, but they did not know the outcome of it intirely...i mean they were children. If Bush called to his people to act out of national pride for America (pardon the analogy hence i am not American)i am sure that they would. It seems that many people would do anything for their country, even die for it. I know i would, it would not take alot of seducing to get me there...I just hope that people are wise in finding the knowledge of Hitler Youth out there. It was terrible, but i think we have to ask then what it was like before they all knew...I know my Grandfather thought it was a brilliant idea. But then again him mind is now very persuaded to think otherwise now that he has had 60 years to dwell on it. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/ySSFAA/r1FolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: timewitnesses-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/