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"And on top of that, these guys are worse or on a par for atrocities with anyone ever, real or imagined." This is a Euro-centric perspective. The Germans did n
by sedachv 16y ago
"And on top of that, these guys are worse or on a par for atrocities with anyone ever, real or imagined."
This is a Euro-centric perspective. The Germans did not do anything different than any of the colonial powers in their own colonies. The difference with the Germans is that they decided to colonize Europe.
In terms of excess mortality, the man-made British famines in India are worse. The genocide of Native Americans by the Spanish, English and French colonists is unparalleled in human history for its duration, brutality and number of casualties. In Africa it is much the same - forget Belgians in the Congo, the British had death camps in Kenya in the 1950s!
- stcredzero 16y agoI was thinking in terms of quality, not quantity.
- sedachv 16y agoTechnological innovations do make a big difference. I'm sure the Mongols or Ottomans would have implemented similar methods of mass execution if they had the tools. But OTOH the living conditions on European and American slaving ships actually make German death camps seem humane in comparison.
- grandalf 16y agoAlso the Irish potato famine was likely caused by the British.