On the “Vertreibung”, Expulsions, and Hope
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Dec 18, 2010 @ 12:17:46
Mark, I can’t began to tell you how much I have learned about Germany on your web site.You are such a blessing to us, before your “Many Roads” I was completely in the dark; I was constantly fighting the brick wall,now at least I have a lot of different avenues,maps, and much desired History of Germany.
Thanks ever so much,
You are wonderful.
May God Bless You and Your’s and Merry Christmas To You All.
Tommie Siegeler Cory
Dec 18, 2010 @ 15:56:11
Mark,
Thanks for thoughtfully sharing an important part of human history.
Yours sincerely,
bill
Dec 18, 2010 @ 18:21:33
Hi Mark
Thank you for your very thoughtful remarks on Many Roads. You have a good understanding of the issue and its role in human history. It is sad to see that nothing really has changed, and as I and some others would call it, “ethnic cleansing” is still around – even right now as can be seen in Iraq (Christians) in Israel/Palestine (Palestinians). In many other locations it is just waiting to happen. The only good thing about the “Vertreibung” of Germans is that there is no longer a “German Problem”, as all areas where formerly ethnic Germans settled are almost completely “cleansed” of Germans and the terrible destruction of WWII has taught us Germans pretty much not to make an issue of it and to accept the presence as it is. I wish that could be said of many other ethnic groups – it makes no sense what so ever to claim territories where a long time ago an ethnic group had settled – what if the original Americans wanted their former territories back – or the Aborigines wanted Australia back ???
My ancestors – as far as I know – were driven from Alpine France, from Salzburg/Zillertal, and from East Prussia and former East Germany so we have a long history of having to leave our “Heimat” – BUT we are not looking back. Expulsions and migration – whatever the causes might have been – are just as much a part of human history, still going on (we are just witnessing the mother of all migrations in China with about a half billion people migrating away from their “Heimat”), and most humans accept that as an opportunity to grow. Isn’t America a prime example of people starting a new life after migration or expulsion ?
Wishing you, your loved ones a peaceful holiday season.
Paul
Dec 19, 2010 @ 06:24:49
I truly appreciate the generous thoughts, wishes & comments. Merry Christmas to you & yours as well.