Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/27

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Subject: [Leica] Taken with Leicas?
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Thu Sep 27 13:43:54 2007
References: <550870.52577.qm@web90406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <F6ED59C7-AFC3-4AD1-A01C-5965245E1DBF@mac.com> <9B87F48E-9BD6-424C-8FBC-34A62699278A@cox.net>


Op 27-sep-07, om 22:36 heeft Steve Barbour het volgende geschreven:

>
> On Sep 27, 2007, at 1:30 PM, Lottermoser George wrote:
>
>> While I totally get your reaction Bill (mine was similar when I  
>> first went to the link); I also subsequently reflected on the  
>> possibility that these photographic documents have value as they  
>> illustrate the nonchalance of human beings in the face of a world  
>> gone berserk. At times I view my own life and images in this same  
>> light. I'm nonchalantly enjoying my life as so many of my fellow  
>> human beings suffer at the hands of murderers, fascists and  
>> various other sociopolitical thugs. I know that I'm not an active  
>> participant and it's not happening right next door to me. Yet, I  
>> can't help thinking of the similarities and/or minute distinctions.
>
>
> an insight that many avoid, but I agree George...
>
>
> Steve

As do I. And as does the text below the last photograph:
"Holocaust survivors say they hope the album, while offensive, will  
remind viewers that the perpetrators of genocide are ordinary people,  
and act as a warning for future generations"

Philippe

>
>
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george@imagist.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 27, 2007, at 3:17 PM, Bill Smith wrote:
>>
>>> I got a better word--despicable.
>>>
>>> Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote:  Chilling!!!!!!!
>>>
>>> At 07:50 AM 9/27/2007, Bill Clough wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi there--
>>>>
>>>> From BBC Online--
>>>>
>>>> --Bill
>>>>
>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7011371.stm
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from wrs111445 at yahoo.com (Bill Smith) ([Leica] Taken with Leicas?)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] Taken with Leicas?)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Taken with Leicas?)