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Polish-German Relations in the Present [697]
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I went on a trip yesterday to Phoenix, and on the way back, I stopped in Flagstaff to peruse the bookstores. I was looking for several things (which I did not find) but some thoughts came up that I wanted to share with you....
First, I was looking in a college textbook on World Mythology. The text was divided by Northern Europe (Nordic), and of course Greek, Roman, Egypt, Mayans........but nothing from Central Europe.
In history books, there is very little about South Central Europe.....only Russian, German, Franch, english, so forth....
That is why there is no knowledge here of that part of the world.....
In my opinion one German,the Bratwurst Boy managed to humiliate everyone.
I think it is very important for him to vindicate the reputation of Germany, so they are not only viewed as "the bad guys". From my viewpoint, he is stuggling with the same feelings as Vrana, who also does not want his country to be viewed as the "bad guys".
In a way, both are correct. There were good and bad on both sides.
In the DVD of the Pianist (which I have not watched yet...sitting on my coffee table at present) there is a prologue by Roman Polanski. He states that there were good Germans and bad Germans, good Poles and bad Poles. I think we all know this, but it gets lost in the larger flood of emotions.
Yes,western historians traditionally ignored the history of slavic and balcan folks
It is bizzarre.....
as if they did not exist.
You know what I most recall about the start of WWI from class?
That it began as a result of a miscommunication. Oh yes, there were tensions, and war was probably inevitable.....but that was not the emphasis that I received.
