tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793633392373439642.post6778536115755701813..comments2023-06-01T11:30:17.270-04:00Comments on Wondering Minds: When Does An Event Become History?Wondering Mindshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01674669856017394565noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793633392373439642.post-6391034962334444372013-09-20T07:24:11.882-04:002013-09-20T07:24:11.882-04:00Lots of good points. Gave me something to think ab...Lots of good points. Gave me something to think about.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492483558319742535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793633392373439642.post-77095826278418969252013-02-26T23:50:30.548-05:002013-02-26T23:50:30.548-05:00HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793633392373439642.post-82205940241118100092012-07-15T21:15:02.509-04:002012-07-15T21:15:02.509-04:00Why do you keep saying "The media"?
Wha...Why do you keep saying "The media"?<br /><br />What about you, me, and every one of us?Wondering Mindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674669856017394565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793633392373439642.post-3826974437824346372012-07-12T14:40:21.020-04:002012-07-12T14:40:21.020-04:00As a grandchild of Holocaust survivors, it annoys ...As a grandchild of Holocaust survivors, it annoys me when people say "Never forget." Now they talk about survivors dying as a terrible thing strictly in terms of how there will no longer be a living testimony. <br /><br />But they are individuals, not just survivors. They don't identify themselves as strictly survivors. They should be mourned for the people they were, not just as recordable testimony. <br /><br />I don't disagree with you in terms of the overuse of "never forget." And as I mentioned, the media picks and chooses which tragedies to highlight. <br /><br />And yes, it is a disgrace that Darfur is glossed over. Because that is happening now, and there is no point to saying "never forget" if we permit it to happen again. <br /><br />I have always been fascinated by history. Last night on the evening news they were showcasing the archives for the Saturday Evening Post. The man who runs it said something along the lines of, "We think we have such new serious problems nowadays. Flip through a few of these issues and you see we've been through it all before." <br /><br />We are supposed to learn from our past. As Jews, it is "No one looks out for us, except ourselves."Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793633392373439642.post-50084360207896179032012-07-12T10:13:41.019-04:002012-07-12T10:13:41.019-04:00Princess Lea, you picked the wrong one to argue on...Princess Lea, you picked the wrong one to argue on...sure the Black Plague was a disease, and not a human caused one.<br /><br />You want a real life example? How much do you know about Darfur. Which is happening now. And not a word is spoken to children in America about it.<br /><br />And I am not trying to say which is worse. Just that a point in time comes, where we no longer refer to something as "Never Forget".Wondering Mindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674669856017394565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793633392373439642.post-22883305277081354462012-07-12T09:54:09.608-04:002012-07-12T09:54:09.608-04:00To compare the Black Death to slavery or the Holoc...To compare the Black Death to slavery or the Holocaust or 9/11 is a fallacy. The Black Death was caused by a disease, whereas the others were caused by PEOPLE. <br /><br />"Never forget" is an attempt to remind mankind that none of us are free of our darker natures. <br /><br />I was in a college class, about the Holocaust, mind you, and a girl sitting next to me says, "I'm tired of hearing about the Holocaust already." What are you doing in the this class, then? <br /><br />I also believe that as time goes on, horrors recede. Either we improve ourselves to never abuse others, or the same terrors will happen again. <br /><br />The media does pick and choose when it comes to tragedies that want to highlight. The Titanic is constantly talked about because of the extremes; it was the largest and most luxurious ship of it's time, a world wonder, and it met an untimely and grisly end. <br /><br />I am not saying we should dwell. But we shouldn't compare tragedies in terms of which one was "the worst."Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793633392373439642.post-88215957204883876492012-07-11T23:44:52.515-04:002012-07-11T23:44:52.515-04:00It's not just that it's history, though. I...It's not just that it's history, though. I think the reason events like these (and, say Chemnitski massacres) fade away is because it's part of healing.<br />To carry that kind of pain around with you everyday would make it very hard to keep going. Unless it's pain caused by the Churban.Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353090248571385006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793633392373439642.post-9023028123619449862012-07-11T23:22:46.069-04:002012-07-11T23:22:46.069-04:00If they make another Titanic movie they will have ...If they make another Titanic movie they will have to bring Jack back and he would never have died. <br /><br />It is the past because time moves so fast, things that happen today are so 'yesterday' tomorrow. With so much exposure and so many events to focus on, things get forgotten and pushed aside. It happens. <br /><br />Soon enough, we will be history. And then we will be forgotten.Altiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772248808276734643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793633392373439642.post-65902625813424860692012-07-11T23:06:05.603-04:002012-07-11T23:06:05.603-04:00Very interesting...
I laughed at "No one say...Very interesting...<br /><br />I laughed at "No one says "Never Forget Black Death", even though ~450million+ people died."<br /><br />When DOES an event become history? Is yesterday part of history? Is my childhood? Or will it only be history, once I'm not longer around...<br /><br />What about the saying "the past is history", is it? well doesn't history repeat itself?Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988396893369485100noreply@blogger.com