withywindlesdaughter:imagesofperfection:gtfomulder:nichtschwert:irishfino:ithelpstodream:“it’s just
withywindlesdaughter:imagesofperfection:gtfomulder:nichtschwert:irishfino:ithelpstodream:“it’s just a parking lot”exactly. there’s nothing there. not a statue. not a plaque. nothing.[drives over hitler’s death site]Bloody amazing.And you know what’s right next to it?That’s right, the Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden, which translates to the Memorial for the murdered jews.So if you wanna go have a look at the monument commemorating the victims of Hitler’s regime, you can park your car right on the spot he died and walk there.Makes ya think, doesn’t it?Germany: *has a literal parking lot over Hitler’s death site and has the memorial for the murdered Jews right next to it*America: *has statues and museums dedicated to people who believed slavery was so amazing and good they decided to make their own country and murder anyone who disagreed*Women, the streets near the car park are named after:Gertrud Kolmar - German Jewish poet murdered in AuschwitzHannah Arendt - famous German Jewish philosopher and author, her works on totalitarianism, authority and the nature of power, who fled Nazi Germany in 1933Cora Berliner - German Jewish economist and social scientist murdered in Trostinets extermination campreblog this forever -- source link
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