Thousands re-enact Napoleonic Battle of the Nations

Skybird · 10-20-13, 07:58 PM

Nobody learns nothing from such spectacles, they are just minimizing the historic event - by turning it into an entertaining spectaculum. People go home, and do not know one bit more on the real important things to learn form the past: how political and sociological and cultural events and processes lead to consequences which become in themselves causes for following historic developments.

And why should the young ones be expected to endlessly remember the burdens of the past, when they are under immense pressure themselves in the present and have very grim future perspectives ahead themselves? At least in Germany, there is an inflation of remembrance days and paedagogical media bombardment and so many things of that type, especially the Nazi era of cause. I do not like this remembrance industry at all. What I like is reading a proper historic analysis of past times and eras, because understanding the How and Why that lead to past events is what helps you to form an educated stand towards present problems and challenges - or not. The purpose of remembrance certainly cannot be to make people just properly entertained or fascinated by lethal dramas.

Henryk Broder once wrote that he would shut down and plow under the Auschwitz remembrance site immediately (he is a Jew of Polish origin, btw.), although he would miss the good food being served in the museum's restaurant (first slap) that visitors hold in very high esteem, and the local postcard printers and souvenir sellers probably would lose a good income source (second slap).

I would limit monuments to a given timeframe for their existence say 50 years, then they get dismantled. Too oftehn ,monuments are taken as an inviting opportunity and excuse by people to not think for themselves, but leave the thinking to stones and professional animators. Our schoolkids meanwhile more and more often even fail in assessing the German imminent past already, and misinterpret terms and names regarding the wall and the GDR, East and West. What should they burden themselves with the battle of Leipzig then? The worry should be that these young people have their future already sold away and that they have no proper basis of political education, nevertheless are allowed to vote. You need a license to drive a car - but you are allowed to vote without any qualification at all...?

In German only, sorry: this opinion piece was published in Die Welt some days ago. I felt great agreement with the author.

LINK - Die Zukunft müllt sich mit Vergangenheit zu (The future spams itself with the past)

10-20-13, 07:58 PM	#9
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,625 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Nobody learns nothing from such spectacles, they are just minimizing the historic event - by turning it into an entertaining spectaculum. People go home, and do not know one bit more on the real important things to learn form the past: how political and sociological and cultural events and processes lead to consequences which become in themselves causes for following historic developments. And why should the young ones be expected to endlessly remember the burdens of the past, when they are under immense pressure themselves in the present and have very grim future perspectives ahead themselves? At least in Germany, there is an inflation of remembrance days and paedagogical media bombardment and so many things of that type, especially the Nazi era of cause. I do not like this remembrance industry at all. What I like is reading a proper historic analysis of past times and eras, because understanding the How and Why that lead to past events is what helps you to form an educated stand towards present problems and challenges - or not. The purpose of remembrance certainly cannot be to make people just properly entertained or fascinated by lethal dramas. Henryk Broder once wrote that he would shut down and plow under the Auschwitz remembrance site immediately (he is a Jew of Polish origin, btw.), although he would miss the good food being served in the museum's restaurant (first slap) that visitors hold in very high esteem, and the local postcard printers and souvenir sellers probably would lose a good income source (second slap). I would limit monuments to a given timeframe for their existence say 50 years, then they get dismantled. Too oftehn ,monuments are taken as an inviting opportunity and excuse by people to not think for themselves, but leave the thinking to stones and professional animators. Our schoolkids meanwhile more and more often even fail in assessing the German imminent past already, and misinterpret terms and names regarding the wall and the GDR, East and West. What should they burden themselves with the battle of Leipzig then? The worry should be that these young people have their future already sold away and that they have no proper basis of political education, nevertheless are allowed to vote. You need a license to drive a car - but you are allowed to vote without any qualification at all...? In German only, sorry: this opinion piece was published in Die Welt some days ago. I felt great agreement with the author. LINK - Die Zukunft müllt sich mit Vergangenheit zu (The future spams itself with the past) __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.