tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post7801713117112326496..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: Remembrance of things pastAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-39340528791397418672010-03-22T03:37:51.938-07:002010-03-22T03:37:51.938-07:00My intention here was to try to deepen
understandi...My intention here was to try to deepen<br />understanding of a controversial matter. When people see 'SS' all sorts of preconceptions emerge, some true, others not.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-10544050999919212522010-03-19T11:03:32.452-07:002010-03-19T11:03:32.452-07:00My point was that it doesn't matter what their...My point was that it doesn't matter what their intentions are (and you cannot say that no one in that group is celebrating such a past). It matters how they are seen i.e. the messages conveyed by their actions, and the message conveyed by Cameron's affiliations with the group.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01228913083942950523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-51700144480626764902010-03-18T12:59:24.571-07:002010-03-18T12:59:24.571-07:00I don't think they are 'celebrating' a...I don't think they are 'celebrating' a past with Nazi Germany, Rob. I do accept, though, that this is a moral minefield.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-33273497516993048352010-03-18T11:08:42.783-07:002010-03-18T11:08:42.783-07:00There is a difference between coming to terms with...There is a difference between coming to terms with their past and celebrating it.<br /><br />Many of these men did nothing wrong, and indeed may have made the 'right' decision in fighting for the lesser of two evils. But that is not why Cameron was/is wrong to act as he is doing. The problem is about the hear and now. What message would it convey if the British Government was in the same party as those who are seen to celebrate a past with Nazi Germany?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01228913083942950523noreply@blogger.com