Death Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 Okay, on Thursday last week we had a sub for the last hour of our history class. I think he put in the wrong video for us to watch because it was about German Concentration Camps during WWII not Pearl Harbor like it said on the board. All we saw for 45 minutes was suffering, pain and a whole bunch of death. I won't go into detail because it still makes me sick. What really got me mad was the narrator. He kept saying things like "There is no way Germans could not have known about the killings." or "Even thought the Germans knew full well that the Jews were getting killed they just didn't care." and at the end he said "Maybe some day Germans will try to make right what they have wronged and clean what they have spoiled." He made us (us Germans) look like murderers! Okay, the SS did all the killing, the Germans knew NOTHING about what went on but according to this video they all knew full well but didn't give a crap. This made me feel very horrible (other students glancing at me didn't help) and I was near tears because of the total lies I was hearing. Here's what I need help with: Should I tell the teacher that this video offended me or should I just forget about it? Please, someone help me out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 sue them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or choice A: Tell the teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 Tell him! That's just wrong. If it offends anyone on account of their race or ethnicity, it's just wrong. Just because you're German doesn't make you evil! >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Posted April 8, 2002 Author Share Posted April 8, 2002 5 seconds after I posted this a show on TV started, guess what it's about: Nazi concentration camps. I hate TV sometimes. heh, I don't think I'll sue them R15, but I think I will tell the teacher... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Sad Shadow Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 The human is the most stupid being on earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1DC Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 Keeping ones thoughts and emotions to ones self is only a way of letting the world control you. Voice you opionions in a place where they will have the most impact, and make sure you present yourself in a well organized and sincere manner. these teachers have heard complaints before... make your different. make it count. -Joe. (NOTE: I will keep my S1DC mask off when i'm serious.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 8 Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 Hi Death. I dont know if im offending you with this..... but i just wanted to say it. I live in Europe. I get confronted with WWII a lot of times. when i hear my Grandmother talking about it and my mother. It was a horrible thing that went on here. and THOSE people did a lot of wrong stuff. BUT im not generalizing the people of Germany in those days. My grandmother met a lot of Germans who were the nicest people ther were. and a lot of Germans didnt want to act like the mother country did..... they were just forced to do it. I also saw a lot of Hitler speaking movies and documenteries..... and the man was such a great speaker.... you just wanted to believe him.... he made everything look so good.... and it was the best way to motivate people into doing things they realy didnt want to.... the blame doesnt go mainly to the people of Germany... it goes to the Austrian A'hole Hitler.... (no offence to Austrian people) Im just saying that..... you can only blame a little part of the German people for the horrible things.... and the greatest part was innocent.... and you cant blame the Germans of today for the past..... That is all i have to say... -Wraith 8- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1DC Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue-for-Higher Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 I think you should bring up you point of view on the movie. It's said that histroy is written by the winners, this of course makes it one-sided. It is true that some Germans did'nt want/did'nt care about what was happening with the Jews, on the other had some Germans did know and tryed to stop it. People should'nt charcaterize an entire people based on one event in there history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Doll Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 well, i think you should tlk to your teacher about what they can out in the class, they need to see a big problem in all the countries, in a war or something like that, each country says thats the other one is the most horrible place in the world, Hitler was the only one who didn´t think about the real problems in the country and he made all those things, but the germans that was with him didn´t know what they are doing, omly a few know it. but well, you know all those stuffs. the example I was trying to post is the mexican conquers, here in mexico the people who teach history says that the conquers was people of jails and all the people who don´t want to be seen in spain, and in Spain, they says that the conquers were the sons of the kings or important people who will not have the honor of his/her parents, called "Hidalgos"the second childs, they were sent to mexico to be someone important here. after my history class, The only thing i can say to you is to tell the teacher in a good manner that he need to see what they will show to the class, if something offend someone, try to put another thing cause in can make the students confuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1DC Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 Schools are biased. heh, everyone except the Canadian USA Emulation. hahaha... *looks for CND locals and runs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 Well I told my teacher and he apologized. He didn't mean to play that video but the sub messed up (stupid sub ;-) ). He also said that the video was meant to shock the students because American students don't really know the devistation of a war. Sure they hear about it, but no one in America ever really went through it. (Last statement not meant to offend anyone). THANX EVERYONE! I would've never told my teacher if you hadn't encouraged me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 @ Death: Glad we could help @ DD: The conquistadores? Poor?!? That's a laugh...assuming you refer to Cortez, Pizarro and their bunches... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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