Dachau
Miserable weather seemed befitting during our visit to Dachau. Wet snow all day long, we were soaked walking around outside. This monument is to all that died at this concentration camp, under inhumane and many in macabre ways. The original administration building is now an expansive exhibit, with displays and storyboards throughout. There was tour after tour after tour of german high school students passing through the facility. I assume to make sure the past isn’t forgotten.
My colleagues seemed a bit shocked reading their way through the history. I wasn’t. I know it. Hitler didn’t suddenly rise out of nowhere. Nazism is something that developed over a couple of decades. Something to keep in mind. It’s insidious. It starts with vilifying sections of the population. Next you know they’re being rounded up.
I know it couldn’t happen again nowadays, not here anyway. A true democracy prevents that. But there has been so much horror in other parts of the planet in recent history it’s hard to fathom how the rest of the world could just do next to nothing. Sierra Leone comes to mind.
February 27th, 2009 at 5:18 am
Yes we all have to remember even if it does hurt so that this will never happen again. Let’s hope not.
February 27th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
While my husband was in the military stationed in Germany, we visited Dachau each time family members came to visit from the states. The feeling of desolation never leaves the place.
February 27th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
It must be a very evocative place to visit and a reminder to us all. Very stark striking image.
February 28th, 2009 at 7:09 am
I’ve never visited any concentration camp and I don’t know if ever will although I thing everyone should do it just to keep memories refreshed! Wonderful shot! It’s the 1st time I see this artwork on a Dachau photo.
I can’t agree more with your last paragraph! Horror is never measurable…