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The Thinking Man’s ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
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In 1930 Georg Pabst’s ‘Westfront 1918’ was Germany’s most anticipated cinema release. It chronicled the shattering impact of the Great War upon four German soldiers on the Western Front. The film lived up to expectations. At its premiere in Berlin, its unsparing realism reportedly caused 20 people to faint. In…
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The Medieval Flute of Shame.
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In the medieval period things were…different, shall we say. It has been well documented that punishments for crimes were devilishly malicious and in all honesty sometimes almost artfully impressive. A visit to somewhere such as the Medieval Torture Museum in Prague will inform of gruesome torture methods such as The…
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Ukrainian Jews who were forced to undress before they were massacred by Einsatzgruppe detachments.
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This photo, originally in color, was part of a series taken by a German military photographer. Copies from this collection were later used as evidence in war crimes trials. Lubny, Soviet Union, October 16, 1941. — Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv Wiesbaden Holocaust Social Archive Yesterday, a Russian airstrike hit the Holocaust memorial…
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The R.a.pe of the Sabine Women
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The R.a.p.e of the Sabine Women also known as the Abduction of the Sabine Women or the Kidnapping of the Sabine Women, was an incident in Roman mythology in which the men of Rome committed a mass abduction of young women from the other cities in the region. Full story According to Roman historian Livy, the abduction of Sabine…
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Irene Miller’s story is just one example of how some women endured and overcame persecution during the Holocaust.
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When Germany invaded her home country of Poland, Irene and her family were stranded in “No Man’s Land” trying to flee to Russia. Later, she was forcibly sent with her parents, Bella and Israel, and her sister Halina to a Siberian work camp. Starvation was a daily struggle, as Irene…
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Man s3.xu.ally assaults homeless woman in Brazil. Another demonstration of a shitty third world country.
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Man sexually assaults homeless woman in Brazil. Another demonstration of a shitty third world country. NEWS: In the video images obtained this Saturday – May 4, 2024 – it is possible to see the man touching the private parts of a homeless woman who apparently sleeps on the street. Didn’t…
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The Spanish Tickler
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This terrible device was used in most of Europe throughout the Middle Ages. It was a very simple instrument that was used to tear a victim’s skin apart. The victim would be naked and tied leaving him or her completely helpless. Then the torturers began the, sometimes public, act of…
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The unthinkable, Sad Generation
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We are dating people who are busy doing meet ups with other people while we still in the picture, people who are brave to sleep with someone else and come back to sleep with you, a person who will look deep in your eyes and say I love you while…
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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, King Leopold II of Belgium ruled over the Congo Free State as his personal colony. Under his exploitative regime, the Congolese people suffered immensely.
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King Leopold’s primary motive was to extract as much wealth as possible from the Congo, particularly through the production of rubber. To enforce his control and maximize profits, King Leopold imposed a reign of terror on the Congolese population. This photo mentioned captures a grim aspect of the brutality. Congolese…
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Bur.ned body at Gardenlegen, Germany 1945
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Gardelegen massacre The Gardelegen massacre was a massacre perpetrated by the locals (Volkssturm, Hitlerjugend and local firefighters) of the northern German town of Gardelegen, with direction from the SS, near the end of World War II. On April 13, 1945, on the Isenschnibbe estate near the town, the troops forced…