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I could be misinterpreting your comment. Are you saying the the citizenry in Germany were complicit in the facilitation of the Holocaust?

coldtea 9y ago
Of course they were. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/feb/17/johnezard https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/feb/17/johnezard https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/up-in-smoke-goes-the-lie-that-the-holocaust-was-a-big-secret/203103.article https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/up-in-smoke-goes-... http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/rape-murder-and-genocide-nazi-war-crimes-as-described-by-german-soldiers-a-755385-5.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/rape-murder-and-... One of the heaviest anti-semitic places in Europe, then and now. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-16678772 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-16678772 http://forward.com/news/world/188764/german-hate-mail-comes-from-surprisingly-well-educ/ http://forward.com/news/world/188764/german-hate-mail-comes-...
- amigoingtodie 9y ago
  I read through each of those articles. It indicates a systematic desensitization that occured over time. Additionally, the article that purports current-day Germany as the heaviest anti-semetic place in Europe, with a few anecdotes, mentions Berlin's thriving Jewish population - one of the few places in the world with such an increase. I do see many parallels to the current behaviors in the US, unfortunately.
  - coldtea 9y ago
    >Additionally, the article that purports current-day Germany as the heaviest anti-semetic place in Europe, with a few anecdotes, mentions Berlin's thriving Jewish population - one of the few places in the world with such an increase. Isn't that orthogonal? There was a huge Jewish community in Germany leading to 1933 as well -- up to 1940 or so.
greedo 9y ago
I'm going to assume a charitable interpretation of your question and simply reply "yes."

coldtea 9y ago

Of course they were. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/feb/17/johnezard https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/feb/17/johnezard https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/up-in-smoke-goes-the-lie-that-the-holocaust-was-a-big-secret/203103.article https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/up-in-smoke-goes-... http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/rape-murder-and-genocide-nazi-war-crimes-as-described-by-german-soldiers-a-755385-5.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/rape-murder-and-... One of the heaviest anti-semitic places in Europe, then and now. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-16678772 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-16678772 http://forward.com/news/world/188764/german-hate-mail-comes-from-surprisingly-well-educ/ http://forward.com/news/world/188764/german-hate-mail-comes-...

amigoingtodie 9y ago
I read through each of those articles. It indicates a systematic desensitization that occured over time. Additionally, the article that purports current-day Germany as the heaviest anti-semetic place in Europe, with a few anecdotes, mentions Berlin's thriving Jewish population - one of the few places in the world with such an increase. I do see many parallels to the current behaviors in the US, unfortunately.
- coldtea 9y ago
  >Additionally, the article that purports current-day Germany as the heaviest anti-semetic place in Europe, with a few anecdotes, mentions Berlin's thriving Jewish population - one of the few places in the world with such an increase. Isn't that orthogonal? There was a huge Jewish community in Germany leading to 1933 as well -- up to 1940 or so.

greedo 9y ago

I'm going to assume a charitable interpretation of your question and simply reply "yes."