To the rhythm of the gunfire and the voices of concern

[venta]

Today, I was all set to fall down a rabbit hole. I had a nicely nasty narrative planned, of strange scritching sounds and tortures and people imprisoned in attics.

Then the BBC reminded me that today marks 60 years since Auschwitz was liberated. And suddenly tales of torture and imprisonment didn't seem so funny after all.

Today, the people who lived and died in Auschwitz deserve a thought. The other 364 days of the year, we can remember that we're still doing it.

Comments

[redcountess]

Hmmmm, not very well thought out (the date for the rabbit hole thing), was it?

[eostar.livejournal.com]

Well put :)

To some Auschwitz is a phenomena(sp?) confined to WW2. It's almost as if they can't draw parallels with what is happening in places like Zimbabwe, or closer to home, Yugoslavia, because that was then, and this is now. Or maybe they don't want to, because that would be uncomfortable ... Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh.