tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post115876779558971579..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: Where To Draw the LineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1158805417586026582006-09-20T20:23:00.000-06:002006-09-20T20:23:00.000-06:00Without a stake in this chapter of history, I'm in...Without a stake in this chapter of history, I'm incapable of judging the situation. I'm neither Jewish, nor German. I read about the fear 'ordinary' Germans must have felt within their state--a fear so great that it resurfaced upon the runification of East and West (could it happen again?). And I can wrap my mind around the need to hold these people accountable. If this woman held a position of authority, had the power of life or death over others...if not, does that make her participation easier to forgive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1158798321884171412006-09-20T18:25:00.000-06:002006-09-20T18:25:00.000-06:00I have no idea, but that is an absolutely fascinat...I have no idea, but that is an absolutely fascinating ethical question.Rachel Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508377027354833779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1158795179110762092006-09-20T17:32:00.000-06:002006-09-20T17:32:00.000-06:00So hard. In that atmosphere of Germany when Hitle...So hard. In that atmosphere of Germany when Hitler ruled, going against the Nazi's could be a death sentence. Did she do bad things to people? I mean the regime did terrible things, but if you were a guard how do you get out of that situation without getting a big cross tattoed on your forehead? <BR/><BR/>I think penance and forgiveness have their place--look at South Africa. <BR/><BR/>People who commit war crimes should be considered by the Hague, but sometimes the war *is* over.Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.com