> That is a rather harsh indictment of an entire cultural movement that > existed in Germany for several decades before and after the turn of the > past century, the Vogelwand movement.
Sorry to be overly fussy! I have almost not recognised the thing. Vogelwand. It is the Wandervogel-Bewegung. Bird of passage movement. Vogelwand is wall of birds. But I do agree with your post, anyway. g