Auschwitz.

[Farneyman]

Having received a warning for my (personal) opinion on this thread I can't answer that for you.

Maybe that's not a bad thing...

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.

— ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

 

[JustOne]

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I'm sure that's against forum rules....

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[Farneyman]

Feel free to report me.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

guys, back on track please

 

[Tarkus1212]

guys, back on track please

Given the association between Auschwitz and railways that was a bit insensitive don't you think?

 

[shewy]

I do like the block button!

 

[Liverbirdie]

I'm a fool for having my own opinion? Don't be a knob and start calling people names

The English are hung up on war films, war stories, war memories, we won the war - we can stop talking about it now. I wonder what the Germans do... should we just keep rubbing it in their faces for ever and ever? We could gloat about how we used to control slaves if you want, or how our empire used to be so massive we controlled 2/3 of the worlds surface.

I'd be happy not to hear about the war ever again, that's not to say that people shouldn't be educated on such subjects and morally obliged to respect the sacrifices made in the name of freedom and democracy (which I most certainly do).

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Firstly, you may find its the British and not the English, for a start. Very Anglo-centric of you.:thup:

Secondly, it was Russia that contributed more than all the others put together for ridding us of the Nazis. Don't listen to the Whig-view of history, maybe find out a bit more of what happened outside of the films in the first place, try a bit of decent education yourself.

I was brought up in the 70/80's when war films (including wars about Sudan, South Africa, Napoleonic times, 100 years war and many others were shown) and it was only understandable seeing as many survivors of WWII were still alive. A nation (or British empire) is obviously interested in its history, and its part of the national fabric.

There is a slavery museum in Liverpool, as a scouser I don't go in there thinking it was my fault, or my predecessors, but it was a tragic time in human history.

And the main point is that its not there to punish or remind the German people (even though it's in Poland), but to commemorate possibly the biggest single tragedy of human history.

It was what HUMANS did to HUMANS , and not what Germans did to Jews (gypsies, mentally and physically handicapped people and others) BTW, that is the main relevance, and for not realising that I suggest that you are foolish. And to bring immigrants into it after talking about that subject, makes your argument go full circle.

Maybe crass, ignorant and an ability to know little about geography and history, might have been better used, than just saying your a fool.:thup:

Still missing the point JO?

 

[Tashyboy]

Me and Missis Tash have travelled to numerous city's all over Europe. Over the years. We decided to do Krakov because it was cheap and to do the salt mines and Auschwitz.

The Aushwitz you see on telly was actually one of three camps within a couple of miles. The sheer size of the camp is just unbelievable. I cannot begin the explain the emotions you go through.

I had just started work six months previous at Thoresby and bogger me one of the lads who is now a very good mate was at the ovens in Aushwitz at the same time as me. We couldn't talk to one another.

The nazis had plans to make the camps even bigger.

a weekend we will never forget.

 

[Tashyboy]

Given the association between Auschwitz and railways that was a bit insensitive don't you think?

For those that don't know Aushwitz was picked as a location because the Axis/German land captured at the height of the war meant that where ever you were transferred from in the occupied territories be it North South East or west Aushwitz was literally "sock in the middle".