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That doesn't work as well if the culture has been inocculated. How does one do that? Well, I don't know if this is still done today, but when I was in 7th or
by sentenza 13y ago
That doesn't work as well if the culture has been inocculated.
How does one do that?
Well, I don't know if this is still done today, but when I was in 7th or 8th grade, they (school) drove us, by the busload, to visit a concentration camp.
We were shown the lampshades and wallets made of human skin. The place to stand where inmates would be executed during what they thought were medical examinations. And so on and so on.
It is quite possible that the next "Western" genocide will happen somewhere in Europe. But as somebody who has grown up here, I can assure you it won't be in Germany.
I just wish that history was thaught like this everywhere.
- ashray 13y agoI have to agree. I spent two days in Berlin this week and went to the Holocaust memorial, etc. I was impressed with the way these things are talked about with such openness - to make sure that this stuff never happens again. Also, I've traveled to several european countries and found Germans to be quite open minded regarding race, religion, etc. since I think the past has a lot to do with that. Happy that the german education system and culture appears to have a strong culture of 'learning from mistakes'. Clearly that isn't the case for the US with Vietnam, Afghanistan and now Iraq.
- crucialfelix 13y agoTo be fair there are still lots of racist and intolerant people here. And nazis, though the antifa usually kick their asses. But the tolerant and open minded strain is pretty dominant. Germany is 9% foreigners. Frankfurt is like 30%