Probably not, but this man apparently did. Does this make him foolhardy, a hero, or both?
Wow. I wouldn’t be able to handle it—I can say that with some degree of confidence.
As for the question in the previous comment? Probably both. I don’t think solely one or the other would have allowed him to go through with it.
@moritheil - Probably foolhardy. After reading the comments at the bottom of the screen on that page, I can see why it’s a courageous act, but man, to go there just to learn how Auschwitz is, when it was pretty known that it was not a good place to be at, you’d have to be young and silly to do that, and he fit the bill.
I would say, “No!” But I say that from the comfort of my 21st Century lifestyle.
War and hardship inspire terrible evils in otherwise decent human beings. It shouldn’t be hard to understand how it likewise inspires incredible courage and bravery.
Even then, the allied governments sat on their hands.
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Probably not. How about you?
@rising_zero -
Probably not, but this man apparently did. Does this make him foolhardy, a hero, or both?
Wow. I wouldn’t be able to handle it—I can say that with some degree of confidence.
As for the question in the previous comment? Probably both. I don’t think solely one or the other would have allowed him to go through with it.
@moritheil - Probably foolhardy. After reading the comments at the bottom of the screen on that page, I can see why it’s a courageous act, but man, to go there just to learn how Auschwitz is, when it was pretty known that it was not a good place to be at, you’d have to be young and silly to do that, and he fit the bill.
I would say, “No!” But I say that from the comfort of my 21st Century lifestyle.
War and hardship inspire terrible evils in otherwise decent human beings. It shouldn’t be hard to understand how it likewise inspires incredible courage and bravery.
Even then, the allied governments sat on their hands.
Maybe if I was a few years younger