Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
Germans are probably the best record keepers in history.

I wouldn't condemn their whole history and civilization for the Third Reich, because this movement, with a heaping helping of traditional stupidity, grew out of dissatisfaction with their treatment, and resulting social conditions, after World War One. The seeds of the insanity can be traced back to Martin Luther and the Reformation, and the philosophies that grew out of it. Professor Nietzsche (below) is often mistakenly blamed for, or associated with, Nazism, and anti-Semitism. Nothing could be further from the truth. He hated where he saw Germany headed - and moved to Switzerland. Of course, he was long dead even before WWI.
I guess I should clarify my post..I would never condemn the entire German heritage..consider I had german/french heritage from my parents..my Father actually was very meticulate in everything he did (german)..I really enjoy learning history and I am ashamed to say I once said that I admired Hitlers thought process-in the way he controlled those many people..never for what he accomplished..just the way he came so close to winning..but after reading some about these records..I will never say that again. I also questioned the number of jews actually killed..not because I didn't believe it happened..just wanted to know how they could come to the #6 million..now it seems there were like 17.5 million names in their records..documentation of this kind of mass murder proves to me the # and much more....do you have any idea how these records survived the war? I think I will finally sell my antique inkwell with the Adolph Reik stamp..