Today is the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. A lot of young people these days don't know anything about the Holocaust, and a lot of other ignorant and/or hateful souls deny it ever happened. It happened, and if you think something like it can't happen again, you are no student of history or the darker side of human nature. Never forget. Never allow yourself to be disarmed. NEVER AGAIN! "The beginning of the end of war lies in remembrance." -Herman Wouk
Is that the IDF uniform? If so, fuck you for trying to justify their crimes in the name of preventing another holocaust.
Remind us where you stand on punching Nazis. Or voting for someone that openly supports Nazis and calls them "very fine people." You. Worthless. Posturing. Hypocrite.
Rabid nationalism on the rise everywhere, one country after another descending into authoritarian autocracy, disinformation and deceptive propaganda circling the globe in an instant, billions dissatisfied with the status quo and increasingly open to radical solutions. It's going to take a lot more than remembrance to make sure it never happens again.
Don't be a drama queen. It's not like there are concentration camps on American soil. ...okay, there are, but it's not like children are dying there. ...okay, children are dying in the concentration camps on American soil, but they're also being forced to drink out of toilets. USA! USA! USA!
Because he's the one rallying around the idea, constantly defending Antifa and the like and yet won't go out there and actually do it. He's a keyboard commando.
[Marso] "If you don't unquestioningly swear fealty to the government of Israel, you're an anti-Semite." [/Marso]
No, its the conflation of Jews with people who murder children that is anti-Semitic. @Marso should stop doing that.
Reminder: modern refugee conventions came around largely due to the world reflecting with mass shame on what had happened leading up to WWII. I agree with the sentiment we should firmly stand up and say never again.
Wouk's ok, but the 'go to' source for me remains Shirer's tome. What I mean is, how rare that non-fiction can exceed fiction in subjects like this. For a perspective with a rare twist on the more traditional stories of holocaust survivors, buffs might appreciate this podcast: Start at 3 min. if you want the long version. Or the heavier stuff starts at 13:50. He makes a great point imo about Germany getting over it if we want a more secure earth.
Around 20 years ago I met a guy that was a Holocaust survivor. He had a tattoo on his arm with his ID number. What really got to me about him is how positive and at peace he was. He was genuinely one of the nicest, most humble, and positive people I ever met. Even now, I'm still amazed at how strong a person can be, he really was an amazing person to meet and look up to.
Yeah, because they were forcibly removed from their own homes, and they're being tattooed with numbers and marched off to gas chambers. Couldn't be because they were exploited and brought here illegally, could it?
