http://blog.manzanarcommittee.org/2009/05/13/so-much-more-than-a-pilgrimage/ The Official Blog of the Manzanar Committee Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.manzanarcommittee.org/2009/05/13/so-much-more-than-a-pilgrimage/#comment-1531 Fed Ferrero Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:05:31 +0000 http://blog.manzanarcommittee.org/?p=696#comment-1531 I am not sure how I would feel visiting one of these camps. I still find it hard to understand the nationalist mentality held throughout the world then; and even less now, looking at how prevalent nationalism is once again becoming. These camps are a massive part of all of our heritages and should be used as monuments to social progress. But I have to say that if a world-wide conflict was to raise its ugly head again then the same thing could come to pass. Many of the same boundaries still prevent social development by creating exclusion where they could be manifesting unified acceptance of differences, so as to overcome together the issues that we all must face. I am not sure how I would feel visiting one of these camps. I still find it hard to understand the nationalist mentality held throughout the world then; and even less now, looking at how prevalent nationalism is once again becoming.
These camps are a massive part of all of our heritages and should be used as monuments to social progress. But I have to say that if a world-wide conflict was to raise its ugly head again then the same thing could come to pass.
Many of the same boundaries still prevent social development by creating exclusion where they could be manifesting unified acceptance of differences, so as to overcome together the issues that we all must face.

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