Observation made at a World War II memorial display [View All]

[ThomWV]

I was riding my bike this afternoon and passed through a very small town that was hosting a display memorializing Veterans of the Second World War. The $5 Admission fee went to some Vets group so I was happy to pay. Two or three people ambled about, a aged host was there to answer any question you could imagine about the war. There were about 50 uniforms on display, all on mannequins and each in an appropriate setting. The uniforms weren't all American either, there were German, Polish, Belgian, French (of some sort) and of course each of our services was well represented. Lots of other memorabilia as well.

This is the one thing that I noticed. All of the uniforms, with one exception, were obviously sewn by machine. The German uniforms were each sewn by hand. The stichwork was complimentary, even and straight, uniform too, but with just enough variation that it was clear to see it had all been done by hand.

My mind's eye saw Slave Labor starving to the last perfect gray stitch then off to the chamber. And then the question of what stops any modern society from devolving to such barbarity except the rule of law occurred to me. If the answer is 'nothing' then there is work to be done.