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Rob Perkins writes:
On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 17:31:49 -0000, "ShawnD2112" wrote: I'll chime in here and ask my fellow American countrymen what year the Nazi party rose to power. 1933. And I have to say, "na und?", because I suspect I'm statistically unique among Americans for knowing it. Reasonably likely. I thought 1933, but I already know I'm statistically unique in a lot of ways myself (love the phrase, incidentally). Pearl Harbor Day is well-remembered because we've just recently lost the people who heard about it on the radio as a big shock (and not all of them, there are still some around). The coming to power of the Nazis wasn't the same sort of immediate shock, so far as I can tell from reading histories (I wasn't there at the time; either time). That is to say, the memory value of Pearl Harbor has exceeded its historic importance for the past 50 years, but is now declining rapidly. -- David Dyer-Bennet, , www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ RKBA: noguns-nomoney.com www.dd-b.net/carry/ Photos: dd-b.lighthunters.net Snapshots: www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/ Dragaera/Steven Brust: dragaera.info/ |
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That is to say, the memory value of Pearl Harbor has exceeded its
historic importance for the past 50 years, but is now declining rapidly. In their times, "Remember the Maine!" and "Remember the Alamo!" rang with the same resonance that "Remember Pearl Harbor!" does now. Of course, for our generation, they've *all* been preempted by "Remember September 11th!" -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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