"We have to show the world that not all of us are like him. Otherwise, this will always be Hitler's Germany."

You did not bear the shame
You resisted
Sacrificing your life
For freedom, justice, and honor.

- From the German Resistance Memorial, Berlin




Last night I watched Valkyrie, a movie about the true story of one of the attempts on Adolph Hitler's life. I will not give a full movie review with a storyline, because of two reasons: you should watch it for yourself, and you may look it up in a reliable history book, because it is based on a true account. I must say, though, that Valkyrie has a foundation in men who were not willing to be the base murderer that Hitler was, and who were instead willing to die by firing squad for each other and for their country.
In application to the movie, I think that all too often in a war the "bad guys" get played to be an entire country. For example, if I asked a person who the US was at war with right now, they might say "Iraq". This generalizing of an entire country posts all the countries citizens at war with the citizens of the US. Thus, in this country there is a distrust of all Arabians, or people who look like they are from the Middle East. My point here today is that not all people of the country with which we are warring are evil, or even believe in their countries' values or choices. I find it strange that in the US people are quick to distance themselves from the war, saying they do not stand for that, yet they are openly prejudice against people who practice the Islam faith. All Islamic people are not extremists, just as all Germans weren't Nazis. A distinction must be made, a person must be taken at their value, not their nationalities, and above all respect must be held for human life, whose ever it is.

Valkyrie was an incredible film, and you must see it.