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> Out of the 6M Polish casualties 3M of them were Jewish These numbers don't really add up and it's the upper bound Polish historians quote. The problem is tha
by DominikD 11y ago
> Out of the 6M Polish casualties 3M of them were Jewish
These numbers don't really add up and it's the upper bound Polish historians quote. The problem is that there were roughly 3M Jews in Poland before the war and census before and after the war showed ~3,5M population drop in total. So not only 6M seems excessive but 3M seems unlikely given that this would mean that roughly every single Jew died in the result of WWII. 3M/6M figures are never verified, PRL figures.
> but if you ask the Poles would they rather be armed and fighting or be the next inline for complementary train tickets you would probably get only a single response and that is we rather fight
Sure, most of us would rather fight. But this piece isn't about our will or ability to fight. I actually find it offensive that some random dude from across the ocean is using pieces of my history to justify his own agenda. One that has absolutely NOTHING to do with fighting against oppression, aggression or genocide but EVERYTHING to do with interests of gun manufacturers. I find this kind of articles dangerous in how cynical they are in exploiting fears we all have, that a group I'm a part of could be targeted, to push particular agenda. It's disgusting.
- dogma1138 11y agoOnly 50,000 or so Polish Jews survived the Holocaust, the Germans have kept quite meticulous records and about 3.3M Polish Jews were killed during WW2.
- DominikD 11y agoIf I were responsible for counting in such circumstances as they were, I'd bump up the figures to make myself look good. For the same reason communist gov in Poland diminished casualties caused by Soviet actions. Self reporting is rarely accurate.
- dogma1138 11y agoIt's based on pretty solid evidence from multiple sources (German, Russian, Polish records, Jewish congress records and interviews with both survives and camp workers) this is now entering David Icke's territory so have a good day.