orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) (05/14/85)
> Prior to my first visit to Munich, I had no idea either of the > immensity of the concentration camps. Not far from from Munich is > Dachau. Modern day Germany should be commended for keeping Dachau > reasonably intact as a museum which depicts man's awful inhumanity to man. > Lest none of us forget the atrocities, Dachau as well as the remains > of many other concentration camps exist today. No cover up is apparent > as I think that the Germany of today does not want anyone to forget this > tragedy. (Yes, I am sure that there still exists some radicals who feel > otherwise, but what can one say about them.) If you ever travel to Munich, > be sure to take time to visit Dachau. It is far from a tourist attraction, > but an experience that I believe you will never ever forget. > > as ever, > > j.r. {allegra,seismo}!rochester!ritcv!jrc A friend of mine suggested that it would have been a good idea to preserve Hiroshima exactly as it was when it was devastated- as a reminder of what Nuclear War means. Of course the American occupation force wished to obliterate that memory as quickly as possible. Any nuclear arms negotiations would then take place in that stark landscape. Perhaps it would help concentrate the minds of those playing with the future of the world. tim sevener whuxl!orb