Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"...er's rise to power and some of the greatest crimes against humanity - Jews and non-Jews - that have ever been committed. That I can't forget or forgive." Is what was last posted by B. D. That's the difference above. No one is asking you to forget, but you better take a closer look at the forgive part. My family had relatives fighting on both sides of the war (US. 86th Infantry in Europe and Phillipeans Isl), (Wehrmacht infantry, NW Germany and France) and even some more distant relatives in the Danish military. I am certain that the time to forgive immediately. The swastica to many Germans meant nothing more than what it is. A pagan symbol, neither to be worshipped nor acknowledged in itself. As far as you yourself forgiving, that's up to you, but I believe that forgival is a moral imperitive lest you become more like those whom you 'hate'. As for our "collecting from evil empires"; just look at all the kids ready to collect Darth Vader and his evil minions! ha! Kent