Walter Benjamin

This text was confusing but some of the things i found interesting was, "history is the subject of structure whose site is not homogeneous, empty time, but time filled by the presence of the now (261). History is made every day and everything that happens today will become history. Along the way we can't forget where history comes from. we have to remember/ reclaim the past as present. "socical democracy thought fir to assign to the working class the role of the redeemer of future generations, in this way cutting the sinews of its greatest strength. this training made the working class forget both its hatred and its spirit of sacrifice, for both are nourished by the image of enslaved ancestors rather than that of liberated grandchildren." (260) means we can't forget our past, since they say history repeats itself. but we need that clean slate and start all over. This somewhat relates to my past or everyones past because since history is made every day we want to have those unforgettable days but we can't forget those "mistakes" that can be made. those "mistakes" that our parents also made and i guess they try to protect us from it. "nOthing that has ever happened should be regarded as a lost history" (254).