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April 29, 1945 *Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp by US Troops, Germany, WW2 (Repost 2023) (Original Post) appalachiablue Apr 2024 OP
My neighbor was one of the first to reach a concentration camp. Biophilic Apr 2024 #1
He sounds like a very decent person who would definitely distain appalachiablue Apr 2024 #4
Ive often thought something similar here. Biophilic Apr 2024 #5
That could be and it's troubling. Tx again. appalachiablue Apr 2024 #6
Thank you for this irisblue Apr 2024 #2
Thanks for posting. May the world never experience horror like this again. appalachiablue Apr 2024 #3

Biophilic

(4,865 posts)
1. My neighbor was one of the first to reach a concentration camp.
Mon Apr 29, 2024, 07:38 PM
Apr 2024

I’m embarrassed to say I can’t remember which one. He was a die-hard republican. He’s been gone for 10 years or so, but recently I’ve wondered with all the republican talk about camps etc how he would feel. He was appalled at the Germans and what they had done.

appalachiablue

(42,956 posts)
4. He sounds like a very decent person who would definitely distain
Mon Apr 29, 2024, 10:08 PM
Apr 2024

what's happening now esp. after his experiences during the war and what he expressed to you about the Nazis.

I saw a comment recently, possibly here that gave me a shiver. It was about how the hard Reich waited just enough time for veterans and others who lived through WW2 to be almost all gone .. before trying to implement an anti democratic, authoritarian regime. Let's hope that never happens! Thanks for the reply.

Biophilic

(4,865 posts)
5. Ive often thought something similar here.
Tue Apr 30, 2024, 06:04 AM
Apr 2024

That losing our WWI veterans and those at home who gave so much for the war effort has allowed fascism to return much more easily.

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