Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yea, give her a break. After all, she was just taking orders, right? ;-) Kit -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+kitmc=vuelux.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+kitmc=vuelux.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of John Collier Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:41 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Riefenstahl ...apolitical alternate view The only comment I going to make is that Germany suffered under egregious terms and conditions following the end of WW1*. The economic miracle following the dreadful inflation of the late twenties must have made for very giddy times. It is trite for us pinheads to judge her for what we know now. This does not exonerate her or anyone else but it should make you wonder what you might have done if you had been in her shoes. John Collier * There really was only one world war. It just had two acts. The conclusion of WW1 made WW2 virtually inevitable. On Aug 23, 2004, at 7:47 PM, Jesse Hellman wrote: > "about the country you love?" Is that what you think she did? Jesse > > Greg Locke wrote: >> A friend of mine who is a professor of literature and film studies at >> Memorial University (she uses Riefenstahl in her classes...OF >> COURSE!) asked >> me this question during a discussion about the role of Riefenstahl. >> "What >> would your answer be if you were approached by a government agency to >> make a >> film, photo essay, book about the country you love? _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information