Saturday 31 January 2015

When The Past Repeats Itself...

Thoughts on Yesterday's Problems Today




This is from a monologue in a movie that few of us will have seen but your grandparents may have. With Canada's continued decline from respected World Peacekeepers to America's Little Military Brother and recent legislation that once again curtails certain freedoms we take for granted in the name of the anonymous 'terror threat' of a few madmen. 

It seemed fitting that maybe it might resound with some of you out there as it did me. 


"There was a fever over the land, a fever of disgrace, of indignity, of hunger. We had a democracy, yes, but it was torn by elements within. 

Above all, there was fear, fear of today, fear of tomorrow, fear of our neighbors, and fear of ourselves. Only when you understand that can you understand...  

...because he said to us: ‘Lift your heads! Be proud to be German! There are devils among us, communists, liberals, Jews, gypsies. Once these devils will be destroyed, your misery will be destroyed.’ 

It was the old, old story of the sacrificial lamb. What about those of us who knew better, we who knew the words were lies and worse than lies? Why did we sit silent? Why did we take part? Because we loved our country.

What difference does it make if a few political extremists lose their rights? What difference does it make if a few racial minorities lose their rights? It is only a passing phase. It is only a stage we are going through. It will be discarded sooner or later."