European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In v a it i-1&Quot-? �?T11 i Quot a a a a a it a a a Quot a 1 .�.,l a la Law. B % a a a a. A a a a a a a a a a Wake up to the holocaust and beyond Sam Inayat Christi i he i holocaust of the third Reich poses a lasting and a needling problem a problem for German and non a Gprman alike for jew and non jew apologist and critic. The problem to this irritating question How was such possible How was nearly an entire population capable of lending itself to the seduction of the nazi platform. Preliminary answer  one entire Century of the developing German romantic move-1 men which was anti rationalist anti modern ant intellectual and by varying degrees anti semitic. Add to this 1 a charismatic individual who could skilfully and ruthlessly harness the worst elements of the latter 2 a powerful propaganda machine that dominated every form of Media like a nonstop Cudgel until the faculty of thought was literally Deu dined 3 a Brilliant use of Parade and pageantry combining Irr Cristable Geometric principles of massive crowd manipulation 4 a Campaign of terror and 5 an intensive Industrial push that introduced far reaching Public projects creating a solution to unemployment. Which brings us to the problem of credibility and denial and the responsibility to remember today. I holocaust do Nisi has been the property of crack pot revisionists since the late �?T40s. It is nothing new. They Are German austrian american Canadian and British a and they set up shop at institutes and they publish. They Are no More rightfully called intellectuals or scholars than Are the Utopia minded myth spinners of the last Century who Laid the groundwork for the third Reich. The evidence of the Quot final solution Quot is legion. But for the Sake of argument let us suppose As do the deniers that the former Camps the ions of Shor opening laugh Quot i take it you re also in the Federal witness Protection  Lypinski Warsaw Poland Europe today mrs a will Wiess hair and body parts and articles of personal effects the testimonies of perpetrators such As Auschwitz. Commandant Rudolf Hossy own memoirs and survivors alike Are not enough. Lets also say the documents and film footage the drawings concealed from inside the Camps the minutes to the wan see conference were not enough to convince one of a deliberate program of extermination. I would therefore recommend in Point for Point response to the deniers Jean Claude pics Sac a Auschwitz technique and operation of the Gas Chambers which provides irrefutable proof of the existence of extermination facilities. What has so far permitted the Germany wide Neo nazi movement to fester Over years and to gather strength As of this moment is the Force of denial that it exists a a denial that the Neo nazi movement is More than scattered vandalism and isolated attacks that it is organized and financed inside and outside of Germany including the United states. We fact a moral crisis Here and now a not one of political correctness and respectability but of the ideology of ignorance. The purpose of remembering is not in the salting of past wounds or delivering redundant speeches year after year but in taking ourselves to task not to forget and to firmly and compassionately Dis empower that mentality that would put us to sleep. Sam Inayat Christi Tyves to Bari in. A few months ago Usa today wrote negatively about americans living in Europe. The newspaper reported Quot for a news they read Only the stars and Quot stripes and watch  though both an and the stars and stripes Are frequently used they arc definitely not the Only source from which we get our information. Many of us read German newspapers and watch German to Levision. A great number of us a Iso have subscriptions to our Hometown papers and regularly read the International Herald Tribune and Usa today. The newspaper expressed Surprise Over the Way american to can Agurs live Here. Our a sweat shirts. And jackets Are emblazoned with familiar names of. . Sports teams and shoe companies and our Quot baseball Caps Are embellished with the names of .  where did the paper get the misconception that As soon As we move to another country we Are automatically supposed to change nationalities and dress like our Host countries just because we move docs not mean that our taste in dress changes. Kenny Coleman a Junior at Patch High school in Stuttgart told me Quot we Are still american. Maybe that will Clear things up for her Quot True most of us Wear american clothes. Yet Many girls at my school Patch shop for clothes downtown at such stores As a amp a and Kauf Hof. Many of the Guys at least shop for cd on the Economy. Another Point the paper makes is Quot few of the students have a working command of German or the languages of other countries where they be  at my school alone 65 percent of the students take a foreign language and Over half of them Are in German classes. Many of the students who Arentt in German Are already fluent because of having a German Parent or having lived Here so Long. I under stand that there Are far too Many students who have no understanding of the language but there Are also a lot of people who know enough German to get what they need done on the Economy. Will Wiota is a Junior at Patch High school in Stuttgart. Germany contents from the cover. 4-6 homesteaders hang on in Europe sidelights .7, 9 the zip in . Scandal. Andy Rooney on Ted Kennedy. Odds amp ends. 10 Erma Bombeck on the Tough old West. In tune. Ii tote Quot Speed in Sandra Bullock. This weeks films.12-13 military circuit listings. Chuck Vinch says a a Blank Check Quot bounces. Television listings .14-17 local Cable and satellite schedules. Home entertainment. 18 laughing with Johnny Carson. Voices. 20-21 backing violence in movies. Linda Ellerbee on War. Moms. From june Cleaver to single motherhood. Words amp wit. Tony Kom Heisir is one of those fat men. Books. John Grisham s latest. What a in. Quot Home improvement on top. On Parade. The Success of Hugh Grant. Last laugh. Dave Barry tries to care about health sunday is a weekly supplement of the stars and stripes. Editor. Bucky Fox cover Story design Peter Jaeger production Bernard Jensen editorial assistance Louis d. Pierce Page 2 sunday june 12, 1994