From: Chauncy Rucker (crucker@crucker.com)
Date: Tue Apr 09 2002 - 10:29:20 PDT
I think you said it very well Danielle. Regards, Chauncy > 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. > > >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/ ------------------------ 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/