Okay, I know this is a dark and random topic, and I don't mean to offend anyone....
I'm a history buff currently researching the rise and fall of Hitler's Third Reich and the Holocaust for an assignment. I am interested in learning about the lasting psychological and cultural effects. I would like to get Europeans' perspectives of WWll, Hitler, etc. I am especially interested in knowing how modern-day Germans feel about this topic today. So if anyone in here is from Germany, Poland, Austria, France, etc etc... and is willing to share their views I would really appreciate it.
For instance:
In your country, is it very socially acceptable to talk openly about this dark period and Hitler himself, or is it still extremely "taboo" and too touchy a subject, therefore avoided?
How personally connected do you feel to this period of time? Family? Why?
How are children, or at least how were you personally, taught about this in school? Do people study Hitler in-depth, or is it the type of thing that people just want to forget? I know this is a loaded question.
Are documentaries with footage of the Holocaust (the esp. gruesome), aired on TV regularly (as it is on the History Channel here in the US), or is it somewhat avoided because people affected by this are still sensitive to the topic?
Other general feelings/observations?
Also could you tell me how old you are?
Not expecting a lot, if any responses to this, but figured I'd give it a shot!! Thanks in advance.
I'm a history buff currently researching the rise and fall of Hitler's Third Reich and the Holocaust for an assignment. I am interested in learning about the lasting psychological and cultural effects. I would like to get Europeans' perspectives of WWll, Hitler, etc. I am especially interested in knowing how modern-day Germans feel about this topic today. So if anyone in here is from Germany, Poland, Austria, France, etc etc... and is willing to share their views I would really appreciate it.
For instance:
In your country, is it very socially acceptable to talk openly about this dark period and Hitler himself, or is it still extremely "taboo" and too touchy a subject, therefore avoided?
How personally connected do you feel to this period of time? Family? Why?
How are children, or at least how were you personally, taught about this in school? Do people study Hitler in-depth, or is it the type of thing that people just want to forget? I know this is a loaded question.
Are documentaries with footage of the Holocaust (the esp. gruesome), aired on TV regularly (as it is on the History Channel here in the US), or is it somewhat avoided because people affected by this are still sensitive to the topic?
Other general feelings/observations?
Also could you tell me how old you are?
Not expecting a lot, if any responses to this, but figured I'd give it a shot!! Thanks in advance.
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