tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post4386362679039868811..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: in denmark's soiljulochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-77746780944987446872013-07-04T22:23:03.829+02:002013-07-04T22:23:03.829+02:00molly- they're printed on some plastic like is...molly- they're printed on some plastic like is used for outdoor signs, so they weather the rain well. they'd have to in this country!julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-72085867394827397402013-07-04T22:13:37.504+02:002013-07-04T22:13:37.504+02:00Logistically - what do you think happens when it r...Logistically - what do you think happens when it rains?Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678300547613778858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-11064452487080170342013-07-04T20:25:48.735+02:002013-07-04T20:25:48.735+02:00bill - you're right, the Danish relationship t...bill - you're right, the Danish relationship to WWII is not uncomplicated. the resistance only really grew once it looked like the Germans might lose. funnily enough, this is downplayed in Danish accounts. they were, after all, a repository of the Aryan race...and profited from "selling" their Jews to safety in Sweden. another downplayed moment in Danish accounts.<br /><br />celkalee - I'm also not done pondering it. it is haunting.<br /><br />bill - you're absolutely right. and it is disturbing in person as well. tho' I sincerely don't think that's the intention behind it, the shadow of those atrocities looms large. Sabin and her friend found it quite disturbing even without knowing that aspect. they shivered and said they'd not like to walk out there after dark.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-58401870798115980822013-07-04T18:02:56.076+02:002013-07-04T18:02:56.076+02:00Actually, I find the life-sized photos against tre...Actually, I find the life-sized photos against trees rather disturbing. I've watched a considerable amount of World War II movies - those made during the war. <br /><br />In some melodramas, to show how bad the Nazis were ... there were scenes of people being rounded up by Nazis then taken into the woods and shot - often the victims were standing near trees.<br /><br />willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-78319281396717276322013-07-04T13:15:15.132+02:002013-07-04T13:15:15.132+02:00This came across my reader late last night when I ...This came across my reader late last night when I was signing off for the day. I needed to think about it. <br /><br />Haunting in a sense but also hopeful. Life goes on and these persons, some smiling, some not, all ages, are testament to endurance. Politics aside a very provocative statement. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing, hope you are feeling better.celkaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641540970773683454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-73321410681263739952013-07-04T04:29:35.945+02:002013-07-04T04:29:35.945+02:00Denmark's World War II history is, in today...Denmark's World War II history is, in today's lingo, checkered... samarbejdspolitikken ... I think that's the word, remains controversial. Despite that, Danish Resistance did stand up to the Nazis. willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.com