Difficult to experience, extremely important for history
During my visit to the Sachsenhausen Camp I had multiple shockwaves of emotion hit me full speed head on. From the "Work makes you free" sign made of metal on the entrance to the camp, and most likely the last short period of time to the rest of the prisoners' lives, all the way to the execution pits, it was all extremely difficult to experience, see and imagine. I feel very privileged to be afforded this opportunity to experience horrible place. I am grateful to the groups and organizations who keep this site maintained for visitors to see part of history and to show horrific examples of where certain roads can take us. That being said my entire visit, much in the same fashion as most of the other historic experiences I had, involved myself not being able to imagine wat it was like to go through any of these things. I could not fathom people, in a civilized society, treating others as subhuman or not human at all and having no or fewer rights as common pets or wild animals. I don't understand feeding into, following and/or even endorsing acts of inhumane treatment of living things. during these points in history around the world it is sad and pathetic when inanimate objects are afforded better treatment than human beings. I'll step off my soap box now but seriously?! I hope these places stay maintained to give a warning to the present and future to help steer people always in a better direction where everyone is treated as everyone else would like to be treated.