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Considering the film “Land of Mine” at Sundance 2016.
My Sunday’s Sundance film in Salt Lake City was not well attended, due I surmise to the powder day being had by anyone on the ski slopes at the time of day. Those who were in attendance at Rose Wagner … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Philosophy, Political Considerations, Rough Ideas and Arguments
Tagged 1940s, Arendt, Banality of Evil, denmark, Ethical Treatment, Ethical Treatment of Prisoners, Ethics, germany, Hannah Arendt, Nazi, Naziism, Nazis, POWs, Prisoners of War, stanford prison experiments, Stanley Milgram, World War, World War Two
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Visiting Nuremberg, Meeting its Past
Note: New Photos Included! Reliable Internet Access Acquired. Nuremberg, I said jokingly to a friend after I arrived, is like the Tennessee of Germany. It’s very hot here in the summer, there’s a big tourist center with good music, and … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2015
Tagged Europe by Train, German History, German History Museum, germany, History, Italy, Nazi Party, Naziism, Nazis, Nuremberg, travel
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Dresden Visit: Military History, Culture, and Naziism in Germany
Note: This post doesn’t keep to my usual 500-word limit. Sorry about that. This topic always brings a lot of things to the surface. (>730 words) The question always comes up for me when I’m in Germany, and I suppose … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Travelogue, Travelogue 2015
Tagged Culture, Dresden, europe, germany, Military History, Militärhistorische Museum der Bundeswehr, Museums, Naziism, Nazis, travel, War, World Wars
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Considering the Sundance Film, Settlers
Here’s a thought that I’ve never had before, and I’m wondering if historians have ventured into the territory: we cannot psychologically distinguish between Hitler, exterminator-of-millions, and Hitler, political force. But there’s a benefit to reading Hitler’s politics, including his seizure … Continue reading →