I agree that the song is haunting, but not so much because it's a reminder of Nazi atrocities - I mean, what is the author trying to get at? 'Lives that wouldn't have changed a thing' simply implies futility, it's almost a celebration of death. There's also a suggestion of hypocrisy, which I think is the really troubling thing. Remember, the Nazis weren't just killing the Jews, they were also using the able ones as slave labour - it's not all that different to what goes on in African sweatshops, is it?
I agree that the song is haunting, but not so much because it's a reminder of Nazi atrocities - I mean, what is the author trying to get at? 'Lives that wouldn't have changed a thing' simply implies futility, it's almost a celebration of death. There's also a suggestion of hypocrisy, which I think is the really troubling thing. Remember, the Nazis weren't just killing the Jews, they were also using the able ones as slave labour - it's not all that different to what goes on in African sweatshops, is it?