They died for a "dirty word"

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2000)

Politics has come to be associated with dishonesty and greed but we should never forget that the sacrifices depicted in this film were necessary because Europe had been "de-politicized" by the Nazis.
I shudder whenever I hear proposals to "de-politicize" elected positions such as District Attorney, County Administrator, etc. or the creation of special tax rate setting "committees". We have vowed never to forget the human suffering of the concentration camps but we seem to have already forgotten the reason those beaches were stormed. The world did not yet know the truth of Nazi atrocities on D-day. Those free men who gave so much only knew that a de-politicized Europe had de-humanized its citizens.
To avoid the same mistakes, we should make this film required viewing in all High School history courses--then give thanks to those Heroes who made "politics" possible!