If only the earth
Could see our days,
Spinning to fuel
A hurting world.
~
If only the earth
Could know our hope,
That those who loved
Could be enough.
~
If only the earth
Could feel the pain,
Of all the hearts
Now left behind.
~
If only the earth
Could hear our cries,
Our lives apart
Yet in a line.
~
If only the earth
Could touch our minds,
To mend the words
That broke our hearts.
~
If only the earth
Could hear our wish,
That those we need
Could always be.
~
If only the earth
Could help us wait,
For those we love
And cannot keep.
~
If only the earth
Could send us back,
Reverse the way
And start again.
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What happened in the factories that the Nazis used to breed babies?
The Lebensborn program, initiated by the Nazis in 1935, was a secretive scheme to create a "pure Aryan race" through controlled breeding and child rearing. 😱🧬 Apparently, Heinrich Himmler was obsessed with this program. He'd personally approve SS marriages and expect them to pop out kids. Creepy micromanagement much? 👀🚼 The program established maternity homes across Nazi-occupied Europe, including Germany, Norway, Austria, and other countries. These facilities were often set up in requisitioned properties. 🏥😰 Women had to pass stringent "racial purity" tests to participate, with only 40% of applicants accepted. Preferred traits included blonde hair, blue eyes, and specific height requirements. 🤯😭 SS officers were encouraged to father children with these women, even outside of marriage. The program offered medical care, financial support, and secrecy to participating mothers. 💰🤐 Upon birth, many Lebensborn children were taken by the SS and placed in Nazi-controlled nurseries. Biological mothers often had to renounce all rights to their children. 💔👶 The program conducted disturbing "baptism" ceremonies for newborns, involving SS daggers and pledges of loyalty to Nazi ideology, aiming to indoctrinate children from birth. 🥶❗ It gets worse. They kidnapped around 200,000 kids from occupied countries. Snatched 'em right from their parents if they looked "Aryan" enough. Can you imagine? 😢🚓 These kidnapped children underwent forced "Germanization," involving psychological manipulation and sometimes physical abuse to make them forget their true origins. 🎭😵 After the war, many Lebensborn children faced stigma and discrimination. In Norway, some were even institutionalized and subjected to abuse. The full extent of the program's impact remains unclear to this day. 😡✊
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