tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229116074975538397.post2775274880861535186..comments2023-12-30T08:56:43.315-08:00Comments on Language Scraps: Blood Memory...Torben Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04898308267210987998noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229116074975538397.post-15089515445004784112010-11-20T06:57:20.217-08:002010-11-20T06:57:20.217-08:00This ties in to something I've been thinking. ...This ties in to something I've been thinking. If the Nazis so abused the idea/word of Volk/Folk that it's impossible to use it after the war, then what kind of identity can a German have. We have collective identities through our Volk. And now it's just supposed to be gone?<br /><br />The reverse side of the Holocaust is the damage experienced by the people who perpetrated it. It was their fault, of course, but they also suffer a severe set of consequences, including a loss of positive identity.Scott Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01782322856303315648noreply@blogger.com