tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290565396038752538.post2031954292862633003..comments2023-11-30T21:23:29.371-08:00Comments on Twintensity: On Being German - So NOT 'Done With It.'Twintensityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913449903223318760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290565396038752538.post-59600945312486518482011-04-11T17:20:23.740-07:002011-04-11T17:20:23.740-07:00You know what, I am going to have to revisit Mann....You know what, I am going to have to revisit Mann. I don't think my 20 year old self did him justice! Thanks!<br /><br />Oh yeah. That whole being barbarians in the middle of the Roman Empire thing. Any wonder I am still trying to figure out who I am?!!!!Twintensityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913449903223318760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290565396038752538.post-14920749741460929872011-04-05T00:09:46.616-07:002011-04-05T00:09:46.616-07:00I think I agree that the Germans haven't learn...I think I agree that the Germans haven't learned properly how to deal - they've had it hammered into their heads their whole lives how evil it all was and they are still haunted. But my theory is that the German identity has never really been established and so they don't have a past (pre-WWII) to fall back on, only a future to build. Which we ALL know is no easy task. <br />Have you read "Doktor Faustus" by Thomas Mann? I lovedlovedloved this story and it is a direct reflection on this.<br />Another thing I want to teach my kids is that evil exists. It is real and we have to deal with it every day. And this is why it is not something we have to hide from or fear or fight, but something we have to incorporate into our world view - however we can.<br />And now I fear I have exhausted my allotted writing time this morning. The natives are not only restless, they are destroying the house.RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792736936075585807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290565396038752538.post-3542341441146199522011-04-03T20:17:50.704-07:002011-04-03T20:17:50.704-07:00Thanks! I needed that. Am so worried about offen...Thanks! I needed that. Am so worried about offending people that I get scared to post. You should read the ones I DIDN'T post! Funny enough, I offended Germans less (they just sadly shake their hands and say, that's just the way it is!) but I offended people MARRIED to Germans! So thanks. Goal would be to work this all into a novel like Ursula Hegi is able to do - Stones From the River - and put it in the silent backdrop. Eerie.<br /><br />ENJOY DOMINICA. We are struggling to start over here - NEVER AGAIN - so I am not keeping up as well as I should. DO enjoy knowing you are on the other end though! Hugs to Kevin - CHristineTwintensityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913449903223318760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290565396038752538.post-8784083707672636272011-03-29T09:18:59.567-07:002011-03-29T09:18:59.567-07:00Hey girl,
Been a while since I left a comment.
I a...Hey girl,<br />Been a while since I left a comment.<br />I am in Dominica, enjoying the tropics.<br />Enjoyed this post.Plainlady's Ponderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09526327124561246570noreply@blogger.com