Friday, November 14, 2008
Speaking the Unspeakable
I think the reason that he had to sign the paper was ridiculous. I think that he should have every right to speak about what happened because he lived it first hand. I can agree when they wanted him to sign to protect what happened but 50 years later I think that he should be able to talk about it. Now teachers are teaching about things that happened during this time and he would be a perfect first hand help.
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I agree that it would be very hard to have to sign a document and promise to never talk about your lifes story. I see why the government wouldnt want him to talk about it though; to not let people see the true horrible things that went on, but that would be very hard to keep inside for all these years.
People could learn so much from his personal story.
I definitely agree with you that it was ridiculous for him to not be able to share his thoughts 50 years later of something that happened to him. Whose to tell you not to talk about something that you personally experienced when they know nothing about it? I also agree that he would be a perfect candidate in explaining his experience to children in school, because who better explain something then someone who actually witnessed it right?
I completely agree that it's his total right to talk about the events of his own life. I think you're right about him being a help in teaching future generations, he could teach them about what it means to be brave, about the history he experienced, about the unfairness of the treatment of war veterans, so maybe this new generation could be better in some way.
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