Thanks, that's mighty decent and much appreciated

It's sad that the Second World War is now so far in the past... in another generation or so, there will be no veterans still with us. It'll become harder for the layperson to separate myth, hyperbole and historical fact. I think it's important that the wars and atrocities of recent history should not become taboo subjects, so that the memory and truth can be kept alive.

Society's more likely to remember lessons from the past if those events can be remembered with a clear head - rather than muddying the issue by turning it into a 'legend' of sorts. Already, there's a trend for protraying Hitler and his allies as some kind of utterly inhuman, truly demonic evil force, utterly devoid of humanity. A fair description, one might think, when you consider the extent of the horrors his regime committed. But the worst mistake, I believe, would be for us to start pretending that he wasn't human. If we pretend that Hitler wasn't "really" a part of our species, then we can deny the potential that our future leaders might sink to the same levels of depravity. Indeed, many have tried; some have come very close - but since Hitler is this 'taboo figure', it's almost unheard of for anybody to be compared to him. That is why history needs to stay history, rather than becoming mystified.