tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post7864027629285081378..comments2024-03-25T17:28:41.270+01:00Comments on In Soul: Camp Westerbork: The Dutch Concentration Camp from WWIIGinnie Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-42878088070555950522016-07-11T09:33:46.784+02:002016-07-11T09:33:46.784+02:00I think it is all about bonding, and that it takes...I think it is all about bonding, and that it takes remembering what happened to resist its force. Today on Nat’l Pub Radio there was a s tory of a woman with Asperger’s Syndrome who had undergone a new treatment with magnets that has shown signs of restoring the ability to read the common signs of discourse. In the treatment she was shown pictures of three men. Two were picking on the third. Before the treatment she would simply have wondered, “How can people do that to each other.” With the treatment she understood in a flash that it was not about demeaning the boy being picked on, but on strengthening the bonds between the two bullies. <br /><br />Narcissists and megalomaniacs like Trump are just bonding the mob who will try to outdo each other to belong. These things seem to happen everywhere. Will concrete relics help us better remember the barbaric results. I suppose that’s why religions glorify martyrs. Of course, the suffering of the martyr is often used to incite the mob. <br />Ted Rothhttp://rothphotos.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-65290138546537504012016-07-11T09:26:00.430+02:002016-07-11T09:26:00.430+02:00It does no good to shield ourselves from these hor...It does no good to shield ourselves from these horrors, Robin, as you and I both know. But it still grieves me that after all these years/centuries of horrific acts by humans on humans we seem not to have learned our collective lessons about love, respect, and treating each other humanely. Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-7047231581701392812016-07-10T17:28:57.017+02:002016-07-10T17:28:57.017+02:00I had the same reaction when I was in Cambodia...i...I had the same reaction when I was in Cambodia...it's not even conceivable the brutality that humans can do to each other. I think we should go out of way to experience these places...it brings it right up in front of our face so we never forget. Thank you for sharing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-25145933831814300752016-07-10T09:58:37.008+02:002016-07-10T09:58:37.008+02:00Interestingly, Ted, at one point, while we were wa...Interestingly, Ted, at one point, while we were walking around, Astrid sarcastically said, "But of course, "We all know this never happened!" There is something to be said for demolishing the atrocities of such history. Thankfully (or not), some remnants, like the commandant's house, still remain to verify the authenticity. I have a feeling there is much inside the museum that also remains. Perhaps we'll go back one day and spend more time.<br /><br />Till then, my heart was indeed broken to realize (after 6+ years here) that such a place existed here in the Netherlands. How good could have been turned into such evil is still the horrible truth of history that lives on today. <br /><br />I often wonder if we ever learn anything...and then we hear a story such as yours and find hope amongst our students. Thanks for sharing.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-65338509835608116882016-07-10T09:50:01.629+02:002016-07-10T09:50:01.629+02:00I share your sentiments exactly, Marie. It appear...I share your sentiments exactly, Marie. It appears history has taught us next to nothing!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-73399022825378385442016-07-10T09:48:22.359+02:002016-07-10T09:48:22.359+02:00Very horrible and beautiful! Unfortunately when or...Very horrible and beautiful! Unfortunately when original buildings are gone, and things look like they might be re-constructuons, the holocaust deniers start claiming it is all a Jewish hoax. Part of the 7th grade curriculum at my school was study of WWI and the holocaust. The year they broadcast the TV series, my friend, who sometimes used movies and video to teach, decided to use one or two episodes from the TV series in his class. A group of town residents started a protest campaign to get the material banned from his classroom, There were hearings before the board of ed and passionate statements on both sides. Among them was a man who had escaped from the Nazis during a forced march. Until that moment he had disliked the TV series because he felt it made light of what really happened. However, when he came to the board meeting he realized how necessary such programs are, and volunteered to come back every year and speak in my friends classes about his own experiences. IN the end, the video was shown and the class, which was angry that they might be prevented from their lessons, got a lesson in democracy. <br /><br />One of the deniers was a local septic guy who had a truck with the slogan, “Your septic is my bread and butter.” His son was in the class, and there were a series of letters back and forth between father and teacher that led to a discussion of whether Christ was a Jew. The son was very smart. Later he was my student in 9th and 11th grade English, and my friend and I both had him again in 12th grade Democracy. From time to time he posts a message on my Facebook timeline, and I’m glad to say that he is politically sharp and decidedly progressive.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this profound place. I had no idea it existed. Interesting to learn how easily a refugee camp becomes a concentration camp.<br /><br />Ted Rothhttp://rothphotos.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-37337737408004915692016-07-08T13:42:15.324+02:002016-07-08T13:42:15.324+02:00Thank you for sharing this post. I cried reading i...Thank you for sharing this post. I cried reading it.<br /><br />Our inhumanity to each other is beyond description. We need to remind each other if this tragedy so it is never repeated. However I wonder sometimes how close to it we could come so quickly seeing developments in the world today.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-28335190161741170992016-07-08T09:15:54.058+02:002016-07-08T09:15:54.058+02:00I know we missed a lot but it was enough to leave ...I know we missed a lot but it was enough to leave a lasting impression, for sure. The saddest thing for me was finding out there was such a place here in this wonderful country. I had no idea.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-36931172420202247282016-07-08T05:54:14.079+02:002016-07-08T05:54:14.079+02:00Camp Westerbork is a place to walk around and be s...Camp Westerbork is a place to walk around and be silent and try to think what happened there. Impossible, our mind does not know how handle all that cruelty, murder, sadness, despair and tragedy. It made an impact. Astridhttp://www.picturit.shutterchance.com/noreply@blogger.com