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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I agree with highthief.
The big difference is that nations with a democracy, a free press and freedom of speech need to remember these events. I would suggest that remembering these events, clearly is essential to never repeating them.
If you don't think it's working point to a nation that has these conditions that *has* repeated something like this...
I think the condemnation is important but not necessarily after so much time has passed. The Turkish event happened so many years ago and it just seems that there is more of the fueling of hatred than the useful side of the equation.
If there had been an official history of condemnation it is different from digging at the past. I am not sure it is completely useful and is more likely to have the contrary effect.
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I get what your saying Charlatan, but I think the main difference is closure. The reason why some events keep festering like scabs that aren't allowed to heal is because they haven't healed properly. In essence I agree with you but would add that there needs to be closure (reconciliation) before there can be full healing and the whole "get over it" thing.
I think that's reasonable.