International Holocaust Remembrance Day

[Alyosha]

Here is how I feel about studying the Holocaust, and that is unless we acknowledge that it has likewise happened (systematic killing of political dissidents and unwanteds) in other countries before and after then it actually creates suspicion and anti-Jewish animosity needlessly. Those of us of Jewish decent have a responsibility to be the ones to say the tough stuff and ask the tough questions.

Almost two million people were killed in Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge. They cleansed their county of ethnic Thai, ethnic Chinese, ethnic Cham, and ethnic Vietnamese. Those who continued to espouse Buddhism in the face of communism was killed.

Do kids study this in schools today? Rarely and as an afterthought. I even hear a vast plethora of stupids say, "Well it wasn't genocide!" Um, yes? They targeted the ethnic groups of that country first and foremost.

The Rwandan genocide killed close to one million ethnic Tutsi within 3 months--3 months!!!!

Sudan is a country of 6 million (or was) and the genocide there of 500,000 native African tribal farmers by Arab mercenaries means 1/12 of their population is gone (and rising) and what do we do?

We run people through the Holocaust Museum, teach about the Holocaust in schools, unable to bring back the dead while over and over genocide takes place around the world while we look the other way or produce reports about it in school.

I'm ashamed, honestly.

[Peter1469]

I am 100% against nations using military force for humanitarian reasons. Vital national security interests only.

But, the UN should sponsor private military companies and nations could pay the PMCs to fix these problems in parts of the world that we don't care about.

Here is how I feel about studying the Holocaust, and that is unless we acknowledge that it has likewise happened (systematic killing of political dissidents and unwanteds) in other countries before and after then it actually creates suspicion and anti-Jewish animosity needlessly. Those of us of Jewish decent have a responsibility to be the ones to say the tough stuff and ask the tough questions.

Almost two million people were killed in Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge. They cleansed their county of ethnic Thai, ethnic Chinese, ethnic Cham, and ethnic Vietnamese. Those who continued to espouse Buddhism in the face of communism was killed.

Do kids study this in schools today? Rarely and as an afterthought. I even hear a vast plethora of stupids say, "Well it wasn't genocide!" Um, yes? They targeted the ethnic groups of that country first and foremost.

The Rwandan genocide killed close to one million ethnic Tutsi within 3 months--3 months!!!!

Sudan is a country of 6 million (or was) and the genocide there of 500,000 native African tribal farmers by Arab mercenaries means 1/12 of their population is gone (and rising) and what do we do?

We run people through the Holocaust Museum, teach about the Holocaust in schools, unable to bring back the dead while over and over genocide takes place around the world while we look the other way or produce reports about it in school.

I'm ashamed, honestly.

[Alyosha]

I look at all of the Holocaust study in light of these genocides since that time as either our response/belief that only "white" looking lives matter or the conspiracies are true. I believe it is the first.

Jewish people can have blue eyes, we can have blonde hair, we are more valuable, hence we care about the Holocaust and yet, as someone pointed out in regards to Shylock, did the ethnic groups in Cambodia not feel pain, did they not also bleed?

[Mister D]

I look at all of the Holocaust study in light of these genocides since that time as either our response/belief that only "white" looking lives matter or the conspiracies are true. I believe it is the first.

Jewish people can have blue eyes, we can have blonde hair, we are more valuable, hence we care about the Holocaust and yet, as someone pointed out in regards to Shylock, did the ethnic groups in Cambodia not feel pain, did they not also bleed?

I believe it's both although the latter isn't really a conspiracy.

[Polecat]

I once believed such a thing could never happen again. Sadly enough I now believe it was just a primer for the main event.

[CreepyOldDude]

The filter is ON by default. Go to settings at the bottom and turn it off if you like.

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[PolWatch]

@CreepyOldDude you can also go under edit profile and set the filter...

[CreepyOldDude]

@CreepyOldDude you can also go under edit profile and set the filter...

@PolWatch, found it, thanks.

[Captain Obvious]

That horror was the result of people putting too much faith in their government.

More government is never the answer. As government expands, freedoms shrink.

Nazi Germany, in total control, made Jews, Pols and anyone who did not fit their "Arian Race" mold, the enemy as inferior and "cleansed" Germany of the problem.

This was a civilized Democratic Republic country in modern times, not the Middle Ages.

A government allowed to achieve that much control can label any group as "inferior" and cleanse their society.

It can happen again. We are seeing it in the Middle East with ISIS.

It's happening now, right here.

[Mister D]

That horror was the result of people putting too much faith in their government.

More government is never the answer. As government expands, freedoms shrink.

Nazi Germany, in total control, made Jews, Pols and anyone who did not fit their "Arian Race" mold, the enemy as inferior and "cleansed" Germany of the problem.

This was a civilized Democratic Republic country in modern times, not the Middle Ages.

A government allowed to achieve that much control can label any group as "inferior" and cleanse their society.

It can happen again. We are seeing it in the Middle East with ISIS.

That never would have happened in the Middle Ages.

Now I know some goofball will post links to pogroms without realizing pogroms were limited, sporadic, and popular outbursts of violence.