The holocaust happened, it just wasnt that bad
Im part jew, so i can say that
Wtf? It just wasnt that bad?
Your cred just tanked on here
Lol the holocaust was horrible. I was just being my normal asshole self.
But it wasnt as bad conpared to many other incidents in recent history.
I have always wondered why the holocaust gets so much attention and not others.
People barely talk a Notbout the great leap forward and it was the biggest mass killing in history.
You are right on the Great Leap Forward that it was a totally disgusting event; I might also add that it was Socialism on steroids!! The actual death toll, however incredibly evil, was not the INTENT of the exercise. What was intended was that Collectivisation would lead to a New Dawn of WEALTH FOR THE PEOPLE!! Yes: many were murdered as well, but they were "enemies of the state"...which usually meant anyone who might oppose the power of the Party(Stalinism at its most putrid). . The really massive death toll came about because of the induced famine. But that is another story and involves the callous indifference of the Central Authority and their incompetent and corrupt cadres .
But that in no way diminishes the Holocaust. It was the deliberate murder of a racial group for several reasons to wit that the perpetrators considered their race to be inferior and a cause of their loss in WW1. True: Nazis also believed that others were also inferior and murdered them as well in massive numbers but they selected the Jews as particular scapegoats and nothing short of their complete annihilation would satisfy their revenge. The Nazis worked towards that end with disgusting efficiency.
Greg