Would you like to visit Auschwitz?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Or do you think that is distasteful. Its big business now.

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[rusticgal]

I think I would find it too emotional....

[Kazanne]

Yes I want to go, just to get my head round the fact so many people died there at the hands of the worst of humanity, my brother has been and said he felt an overwhelming feeling of sadness and a quietness he will never forget,i would like to pay my respects by maybe leaving a wreath or flowers,I don't agree with the people who go and take selfies though, that is so disrespectful, but yes although I would probably be really emotional, its a place I would like to go.

[LaLaLand]

I would.

A friend of mine went when she visited Poland a few years back and said it’s the most harrowing experience she’s ever had. She said it’s just unimaginably sad there, desolate. She also said that she couldn’t hear a single bird singing in the trees or anything around there - she remembers that very vividly.

[Strictly Jake]

People who take selfies and view it as a tourist attraction is gross but id go on a historical trip to learn more about it

[smudgie]

No.
I get emotional just thinking about it.
I do think the tours are a good idea, especially for young people, learning about what horrors happened before they were born.

[Kazanne]

I would.

A friend of mine went when she visited Poland a few years back and said it’s the most harrowing experience she’s ever had. She said it’s just unimaginably sad there, desolate. She also said that she couldn’t hear a single bird singing in the trees or anything around there - she remembers that very vividly.

The quietness seems to be thing.:bawling:

[Jake.]

I have done and I don’t feel it’s distasteful at all (unless you’re posing and taking selfies or something). I think as many should go as possible, just to get even the smallest glimpse of the sheer horror. It’s something I will never forget.

[Liam-]

Yeah, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do

[arista]

No I have seen more than enough on Docu's.
Do I need to walk near the place they gassed the people
then Burned them people.

No way

They started in 1942
Keeping it secret
the people walked in to a room - naked
they were told its to spray them clean.
Instead, a Gas entered from the roof. (Zyklon B)


Some Unlucky ones got a slow death
[The most infamous doctor at Auschwitz
was Josef Mengele, the "Angel of Death", ]


Nazi Germany
one of the most evil troops ever

[arista]

People who take selfies and view it as a tourist attraction is gros but id go on a historical trip to learn more about it


More Youngsters doing that.
Typical of our current age

[Twosugars]

Have been there.

[Glenn.]

Hopefully I’m going in October

[thesheriff443]

No it won’t change the past, and have seen the horrific images in documentaries.

[Josy]

Yes I find it all really interesting, devastating obviously but also interesting.

[Livia]

Everyone should visit. My German friends were taken there on a school trip. The Germans have faced up to the horrors of the Holocaust, they faced their war crimes in a way Japan and Russia never did. And I think they work hard to make sure it is never forgotten.

[Jigs]

It's not something I've ever wanted to do but I understand why people want to. I have visited Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam, Ground Zero in NYC and the Catacombs in Paris. I don't find that sort of thing distasteful. If anything, it's a mark of respect to visit these places to ensure that what happened there is never forgotten.

[Niamh.]

Yes I would definitely

[Babayaro.]

I would be really interested in going the next time I visit Poland (if I do). I was close to visiting it a few years ago but decided against it, which I regret. Same with Chernobyl, I would like to see that too.

[Tom4784]

I'm conflicted about it.

I think it's obviously an important location that people should visit for historical reasons, the things that happened there and in camps across Europe should never be repeated or forgotten but at the same time, I find the idea of it becoming a tourist trap grotesque.

[arista]

I'm conflicted about it.

I think it's obviously an important location that people should visit for historical reasons, the things that happened there and in camps across Europe should never be repeated or forgotten but at the same time, I find the idea of it becoming a tourist trap grotesque.


Poland needs a income

[Ammi]

Have been there.

...I’d love to hear some of your thoughts on your visit, TwoSugars...if you’d care to share any...

[GoldHeart]

I'm conflicted about it.

I think it's obviously an important location that people should visit for historical reasons, the things that happened there and in camps across Europe should never be repeated or forgotten but at the same time, I find the idea of it becoming a tourist trap grotesque.

Yeah weren't they doing the same thing with the Chernobyl disaster?? , I find things like that bizarre when it's turned into a touristy place.

But I agree about the historical side of things being important to learn.

[Twosugars]

Poland needs a income


Entry to the premises of the Auschwitz Memorial is free. A fee is only charged for visits with a Museum educator, i.e., a person authorised and prepared to conduct guided tours on the premises.


Dont talk rubbish please.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Dont talk rubbish please.

Where do people stay and eat when they visit from other countries?

[Twosugars]

Where do people stay and eat when they visit from other countries?
Private establishments like anywhere else.
Where do you eat and stay when you want to visit Hiroshima?
It's not the same as saying the government is running it for profit.
It's a moral duty to keep it accessible to visitors. And that's what's been done for decades.

[bots]

I've been to many places that were the scene of catastrophic events, some going way back in history so I don't find the thought disturbing, i've just never thought of Auschwitz as a place I would want to go to.

Like it or not, it will become a tourist destination, people become disconnected from events, if not forgetting them, so it's going to happen

[arista]

Dont talk rubbish please.


Of Course they spend money in the area


Not talking Rubbish

[Twosugars]

Of Course they spend money in the area


Not talking Rubbish

Saying Poland needs an income in this context is a nasty and ignorant thing to say.
I'm disappointed you'd be so crude.

[Beso]

Having watched the programmes about this place and belsin that have been on the past few days I definatly don't.