Dachau today
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steveindenmark
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Dachau has so many similarities with Auschwitz. The entrance, the arbeit sign, tracks, etc.
But the concentration camps dont have the feeling they once had. They are now places of historical interest and are set up as such.
I visited Belsen for the first time over 30 years ago. Before they built the state of the art visitors centre, Cinema and computerised archive centre.
All that was there was a small wooden chalet with a few photos and a guide who insisted it was a propoganda thing by the allies. All these years later I recall what a grim, depressingly sad and hopeless place it was. It was hell on Earth, just to visit the place.
But that feel is not there anymore. I hope it isnt me that has changed.
But the concentration camps dont have the feeling they once had. They are now places of historical interest and are set up as such.
I visited Belsen for the first time over 30 years ago. Before they built the state of the art visitors centre, Cinema and computerised archive centre.
All that was there was a small wooden chalet with a few photos and a guide who insisted it was a propoganda thing by the allies. All these years later I recall what a grim, depressingly sad and hopeless place it was. It was hell on Earth, just to visit the place.
But that feel is not there anymore. I hope it isnt me that has changed.
sidevalve
Über Member
Sadly I believe most history today is 'sanitised' for the delicate eyes/ears of this generation. As a crude example the true grinding poverty of the victorian poor in Britain where children worked 12 hour shifts in mines and mills for a crust and were regarded as expendable commodities [even slaves had to be bought - poor children were more or less free] and life expectancy was under 25 years is usually 'glossed over'. Similarly the extermination of the American plains indian is also 'avoided' [although the true story is slowly starting to appear]. I agree the truth should be there to see not a cleaned up fantasy but it should be clear that this is the past - guilt only breeds hate.
Vertego
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I recall my wife & I visiting Dachau about 25+years ago. A chilling visit but one that I'm glad we made. I don't believe the true impression can be gained from books or TV - the place itself brings it into sharp context.
A thing that I recall from our visit was the coachloads of Italian school children. It is important to learn from history.
A thing that I recall from our visit was the coachloads of Italian school children. It is important to learn from history.