Just to add a note to the Atomic Bomb discussion...
        Having lived through WWII, I empathize with those who
felt it was appropriate in context.  Having since grown
spiritually, I empathize with those who find it
unconscionable.  While it does fall to the "new" generation to
rewrite history in their own terms, one cannot expect to do
that in a vacuum:  those who lived the event may choose to
differ with revisionist interpretations.
        What remains is the need to heal.  Evil is evil,
whether it is Japanese militarism, American forms of
colonialism and the use of the bomb, or how "modern" societies
treat their less able members.  To stir discussion, I think the
Vietnam "wall" is, at least for some, a healing space.  How
might we stirve toward that end with something like this
exhibit?
        John Bunch
        University of Virginia
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