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02/12/2007 Entry: "It be that time again"

It's stupid time yet again

Valentine's Eve has a sour meaning here in Dresden. It is yet again the yearly memorial demonstration to commemorate the bombing of Dresden.

Jackbooted, mostly unemployed guys march over the bridge, presumably met by others -- many also unemployed, but also probably with more college educated -- to tell them to off. The cops -- disliked by both sides -- will be there to make sure no one kills anyone.

It's a charade carried on from year to year, each year with more, not less, fervor.

It's a tense, dangerous feeling day. Yet despite all the years I've witnessed it, I still haven't truly been able to fathom where the bottom line lies.

This is a cultural play where many platitudes are propped up and absolutely nothing is learned.