Freedomain Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 The hidden history of World War One: how and why the West almost committed suicide, and how far the shadows of the Great War stretch into the present - and the future. Freedomain Radio is... 1
Josh F Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Wow heavy stuff, can't wait for part 2. As a kid I grew up during the first invasion of Iraq. I asked my dad why we were killing those people. He told me it was because they were the bad guys. I felt confused and then I asked him, "but don't they think we're the bad guys?" Its crazy how clear things are from such an early age, no wonder the government had to send me in for reeducation.
TheMerine Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Thank you for this , I remember being shocked when I learned about what happened on Christmas 1914. It is a real shame that historians and the general public seems to think of that moment in the war as just another event, and interesting footnote in the grander scheme of the war. When Stef was talking about that day I was brought to tears with him, it is such a powerful, wonderful moment that captures the capacity of human compassion. 1
Dylan Lawrence Moore Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 The more I learn about WWI, the more and more I realize we're still reeling from it. We're totally in a post-WWI world. I feel like WWII was just Round 2 of the same major conflict.
Spider Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Thank you for this video! As Stefan read the rules of public schools, the descriptions of how boys were disciplined and molded, I realized that they were identical to the ways my parents raised and treated me, especially my father. He was born during WWII in the UK, and was sent off to these kinds of boarding schools. I'm beginning to see him in a different light now; there are more reasons behind his madness. I want to reiterate how intense this video was. Thank you Stefan. I eagerly await the next part.
PGP Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 I want to echo the above. It was excellently done and obviously an intensely emotional topic and set of themes. I have thought repeatedly that WW1 should form the basis of any history education. The parsing out of psychopaths would be facilitated by the pupils reactions. It either horrifies you or it doesn't. There is no middle ground with this.
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