Inglorius... film discussion.

Edan wrote: The problem with going back in time (theoretically of course) is the fact that by doing something like preventing Hitler's birth, you could inadvertantly set of events that could cause a worse leader to rise... going back in time would only set off a change of events you couldn't forsee.

Aren't time paradoxes fun to think about

I spend too much time thinking about things like that...."if I did this instead, then xyz would happen instead of abc..."

RyuJin wrote:

Edan wrote: The problem with going back in time (theoretically of course) is the fact that by doing something like preventing Hitler's birth, you could inadvertantly set of events that could cause a worse leader to rise... going back in time would only set off a change of events you couldn't forsee.

Aren't time paradoxes fun to think about

I spend too much time thinking about things like that...."if I did this instead, then xyz would happen instead of abc..."

Would it be hard to say, let it go? The idea of changing stuff back in time.. seems that more people get mad in general way of speaking than that it is really a solution that brings good answers..

I do it to test my ability to identify all the connections, and explore all the variables...it's very challenging mentally to identify and keep track of so many details...I don't do it out of regret or out of a desire to "cling" to the past....

If I could go back in time I wouldn't bother preventing hitler's birth (btw he wasn't the product of rape), I'd just prevent WW1... This way no ww1, no ww2, Hitler gets to live the bohemian/hippie life he wanted, no israel therefore no israeli-palestinian conflict...




I normally like Tarantino's work (I generally enjoy exploitation), but I found Inglorious bastards boring...

Thanks for the responses,
People have good points and so thanks for the input.

Aqua- I enjoyed your posts but I'm not fully sure you understood my question about who the Nazis are of today- I say this because I felt like you gently implied that I was searching for Nazis (lol- writing such a strange sentence...). I'm not interested in finding Nazis or people with similar ideas but rather was interested in whether people here could recognise if and whether they (or other people) alienate and distance themselves from other groups of people.

Edan- thanks for input on group mentality- that makes good sense to me. I wonder what group mentalities we flow along with! I particularly like

'People like to throw names like 'chav' around because it means they don't have to see or take responsibility for what is happening. It puts up a barrier between 'us' and 'them', when really it is just all 'us'. '

thanks...

RyuJin- thanks for thinking outside the box for the time travelling question, A much more preferable approach to diplomatically talk to avoid the war that try and end it with another death...

Jamie Stick- ty for comments about our ability to slip into easy comparison. Each scenario is indeed different.

Ckott- I can't say for sure- but I don't think Hitler's mother was raped... Where did you get that information (or disinformation)?

Anyway- thanks for the small discussion.

Call me morbid if you wish, but I love that movie. I think it's a classic. Violent, yes, but hilarious at points. Now, onto the Nazi issue...

The Nazis as an institution murdered and destroyed lives for millions. Did every Nazi soldier kill Jews? Probably not. But if they wore the symbol, they knew what it represented, and in my book they did not deserve compassion. I'm one of those people who, were I given the chance to go back in time, would kill Hitler before he had the chance to murder millions. It would be a necessary evil, as I see it.

Then again, that is mere speculation, and seeing as how we can't time travel, the question is moot. I can't prevent World War II, and I can't prevent the holocaust.

People who currently call themselves Nazis are either misguided, evil, or insane.